A Study on the Recycling of the Waste Pickling Sludge of Stainless Steel
박현호 , 강신우 , 김영삼 H . H . Park , S . W . Kang , Y . S . Kim
Abstract
The results obtained from the reduction-experiment study on the recycling of the waste pickling sludge of stainless steel are follows. 1) From the reduction sintering experiment carried out in an N₂-atmosphere by adding the active carbon to the waste pickling sludge of stainless steel, it was found that the suitable condition for extracting the Fe-Ni-Cr crude alloy from the waste pickling sludge is ; the weight ratio of carbon/sludge should be above 0.32 and the reduction temperature should be above 1200℃. It is necessary that the waste pickling sludge is sintered above 1200℃ to decrease the loss-and-pollution of dust by fine particle powders. 2) The products obtained from the melting process under the conditions of the temperature 1600℃, N₂-atmosphere and the carbon/sludge ratio 0.32 should the recovery fraction of Fe above 96%, Ni above 97% and Cr above 90%. The excessive carbon included in the crude alloy produced in this experiment is necessary to pass by the decarburization progress during the oxidizing period in the steel making process.