Intro
Preface
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Current Status of CO2 Emissions
1.2 Research on CO2 Recovery Technology
1.2.1 Solvent Absorption Methods
1.2.2 Pressure Swing Adsorption Method
1.2.3 Organic Membrane Separation Method
1.2.4 Adsorption Distillation Method
1.3 The Use of CO2 in the Steelmaking Process
1.3.1 Use of CO2 in a Converter
1.3.2 Use of CO2 in an Electric Arc Furnace
1.3.3 Application of CO2 in Refining and Continuous Casting
1.3.4 The Use of CO2 in the Smelting of Stainless Steel
1.3.5 CO2 Treatment of Steel Slag
References

2 The Thermodynamics of CO2 in the Steelmaking Process
2.1 Chemical Reaction of CO2 in the Steelmaking Process
2.1.1 CO2 Oxidation at High Temperature
2.1.2 Endothermic Effect of CO2
2.1.3 Mechanism of Dust Reduction by CO2
2.2 Thermodynamics of Dephosphorization by CO2 in the Steelmaking Process
2.2.1 Thermodynamic Analysis of the Dephosphorization of Molten Fe
2.2.2 Effect that the CO2 Injection Has on Dephosphorization
2.2.3 Effect that CO2 Injection Has on the Selective Oxidation of Elements in the Molten Bath

2.3 Thermodynamics of CO2 Used in the Steelmaking and Decarburization Processes
2.3.1 Theoretical analysis of the thermodynamics
2.3.2 Calculation of the Surplus Heat
3 The Kinetics of Using CO2 in Steelmaking
3.1 Study on the Effect that the Rate of the Utilization of CO2 Has on the Steelmaking Process
3.1.1 Study on the Rate of Utilization of CO2
3.1.2 Study on the Utilization Ratios of CO2 and O2 in a Mixed Gas Injection
3.2 Kinetics of CO2 Decarburization in Steelmaking
3.2.1 Kinetics of Decarburization Using CO2 Injection

3.2.2 Decarburization Kinetics of a Mixed CO2 and O2 Injection
3.3 Kinetics of N Removal by CO2 in Steelmaking
3.3.1 Controlling the Speed of N2 Absorption or Precipitation in Molten Steel
3.3.2 Rate Equation for N2 Absorption or Precipitation in the Molten Steel
3.3.3 Effect that the Bottom Blowing of Different Gases Has on the Liquid Steel [N], [H], and [O] Content
4 Materials and Heat Balance of the CO2 Used in Steelmaking
4.1 The Materials and Heat Balance of the CO2 Used for the Pre-Dephosphorization of Molten Iron (Fe)
4.1.1 Raw and Auxiliary Materials Conditions

4.1.2 Assumptions
4.1.3 Materials Analysis of the CO2 Used in the Steelmaking Process
4.1.4 Thermal Analysis of the CO2 Used in the Steelmaking Process
4.2 CO2 is Used in the Materials and Heat Balance of Converter Steelmaking
4.2.1 Raw and Auxiliary Materials Conditions
4.2.2 Assumptions
4.2.3 Analysis of the CO2 Used in Steelmaking Materials
4.2.4 Thermal Analysis of the CO2 Used in the Steelmaking Process
4.2.5 Final Calculation of the Materials and Heat Balance
4.3 The Materials and Heat Balance of CO2 Used in Stainless Steel Smelting