Clean production of Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic alloys via smelting reduction of high-phosphorus iron ore and apatite

Separated preparation of prealloys and amorphous alloys results in severe solidification-remelting and beneficial element removal-readdition contradictions,which markedly increase energy consumption and emissions.This study offered a novel strategy for the direct production of FePC amorphous soft magnetic alloys via smelting reduction of high-phosphorus iron ore(HPIO)and apatite.First,the thermodynamic conditions and equilibrium states of the carbothermal reduction reactions in HPIO were calculated,and the element content in reduced alloys was theoretically determined.The phase and structural evolutions,as well as element migration and enrichment behaviors during the smelting reduction of HPIO and Ca_(3)(PO_(4))_(2),were then experimentally verified.The addition of Ca_(3)(PO_(4))_(2)in HPIO contributes to the enrichment of the P element in reduced alloys and the subsequent development of Fe_(3)P and Fe_(2)P phases.The content of P and C elements in the range of 1.52 wt% -14.63 wt% and 0.62 wt% -2.47 wt%,respectively,can be well tailored by adding 0-50 g Ca_(3)(PO_(4))_(2)and controlling the C/O mole ratio of 0.8-1.1,which is highly consistent with the calculated results.These FePC alloys were then successfully formed into amorphous ribbons and rods.The energy consumption of the proposed strategy was estimated to be 2.00×10^(8) kJ/t,which is reduced by 30% when compared with the conventional production process.These results are critical for the comprehensive utilization of mineral resources and pave the way for the clean production of Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic alloys.

A scenario-based clean diesel production strategy for China National Petroleum Corporation

Facing increasingly strict environmental regulations on transportation fuels, China National Petroleum Corporation （CNPC）, the second largest supplier of petroleum products in China, needs to upgrade its transportation fuels. Using the scenario-based analysis method, this paper analyzes how the output and emission related properties, including cetane number, and sulfur and aromatics contents of diesel produced by CNPC, will vary with changes in the configuration of diesel production units in the next 5-10 years. The results showed that, to upgrade its diesel, CNPC needs to adjust its diesel pool by decreasing the share of fluid catalytic cracking （FCC） diesel and increasing the shares of hydrocracking （HDC） and hydrotreating （HDT） diesel. Furthermore, to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel, straight-run diesel as well as poor diesel blendstocks such as FCC diesel and coker diesel should be hydrotreated before being blended into finished diesel. Developing highly efficient HDC and HDT catalysts and corresponding processes is the key to CNPC economically producing more and cleaner diesel.

A scenario-based clean gasoline production strategy for China National Petroleum Corporation

Facing increasingly strict environmental regulations on transportation fuels, China National Petroleum Corp. （CNPC）, the second largest supplier of petroleum products in China, needs to upgrade its transportation fuels. Using the scenario-based analysis method, this paper analyzes how the emission related properties, including antiknock index, and sulfur, olefin, benzene and aromatics contents of gasoline produced by CNPC, vary with the change in the configuration of gasoline production units in the future 5-15 years. The results showed that for CNPC to upgrade its gasoline, the share of fluid catalytic cracking （FCC） naphtha must be reduced, but just increasing reformate or alkylate and isomerate will result in excessive increase in benzene and aromatics contents or a great loss of gasoline octane number. Therefore, CNPC should suitably control the capacity of its FCC units and increase the capacity of reformer, alkylation and isomerization units. Most importantly, CNPC should dramatically expand the capacity of its hydrotreating or non-hydrotreating gasoline upgrading units to decrease the olefin and sulfur contents in FCC gasoline that takes a dominant share of about 80% in the gasoline pool of China.

Evaluation methods of man-machine-environment system for clean and safe production in phosphorus mines: A case study

Phosphorus is an essential element in agricultural production and chemical industry. However, since the risk of casualties and economic loss by mining accidents, the application of clean and safe production in phosphorus mines encounters great challenges. For this purpose, a man-machine-environment system composed of evaluation indexes was established, and the grading standards of indexes were defined. Firstly, the measurements of 39 qualitative indexes were obtained through the survey data. According to the measured values of 31 quantitative indexes, the measurements of quantitative indexes were calculated by linear measurement function(LM) and other three functions. Then the singleindex measurement evaluation matrixes were established. Secondly, the entropy weight method was used to determine the weights of each index directly. The analytic hierarchy process(AHP) was also applied to calculate the weights of index and index factor hierarchies after the established hierarchical model. The weights of system hierarchies were given by the grid-based fuzzy Borda method(GFB). The comprehensive weights were determined by the combination method of AHP and GFB(CAG). Furthermore, the multi-index comprehensive measurement evaluation vectors were obtained.Thirdly, the vectors were evaluated by the credible degree recognition(CDR) and the maximum membership(TMM)criteria. Based on the above functions, methods, and criteria, 16 combination evaluation methods were recommended.Finally, the clean and safe production grade of Kaiyang phosphate mine in China was evaluated. The results show that the LM-CAG-CDR is the most reasonable method, which can not only determine the clean and safe production grade of phosphorus mines, but also improve the development level of clean and safe mining of phosphorus mines for guidance.In addition, some beneficial suggestions and measures were also proposed to advance the clean and safe production grade of Kaiyang phosphorus mine.

Current Situation and Development of Refractories for Clean Steel Production

The low cost and high efficient clean steels metallur- gy has been focused much attention in China. Among the factors affecting the cleanliness and consequent quali- ty of steel products, refractories are one of the key fac- tors. Meanwhile the restriction of resource, energy and environment is getting stronger, thus the improvement of refractories becontes much more important. In this paper, refractories selection principle Jbr clean steel production according to their thermodynamic features was ex- plained; refractories for tundLsh and flow control in con- tinuous casting, which play important roles in prohibi- ring secondary contamination of molten steel, were intro- duced. Moreover, new development of low-carbon and carbon-free refractory materials was also described.

Clean Production for Chrome Free Leather by Using a Novel Triazine Compound

Based on a novel triazine compound,the properties of tanned leather and commercial feasibility in pilot scale have been investigated.Then this novel approach tanning was compared with conventional chrome tanning:in the condition of less-salt pickling and chrome free,the physicochemical properties including thermal stability and mechanical strength were analyzed.Meanwhile,the surface roughness and fiber dispersion were evaluated as well.The results show that the thermal stability and mechanical strength of the triazine compound tanned leather are similar to conventional chrome tanned leather,the fiber bundle is well-dispersed and much evener than that of chrome treating.The optimized tanning approach has obvious reduction in environmental impact and leads an excellent biodegradability of tanning liquor.In industrial application,the cost of materials and water treatment are reduced effectively.The production of chrome free leather can encourage the sustainable development of leather industry and protects ecological environment in some extent.

Clean Production of Steel and Refractories in China's Steel Industry

The paper describes the importance of clean production of steel and the relationships amongst sustaining development of steel industry, environment protection and the role of refractories in the clean production of steel. The main achievements and main shortcomings in the clean production of China ' s steel industry have been reviewed together with the introduction of the policy supporting system and the future development of clean production in China ' s steel industry.

Clean Production and Ecological Industry:A Key to Eco-city Development

Eco-city development is a healthy process towards sustainable development, within the carrying capacity of local ecosystem through changing production mode, consumption behavior and decision instrument based on ecological economics and system engineering. The key to its planning is an ecological integration to make trade-off between economic wealth and environmental health, between material and spiritual civilization, between natural and human eco-cybernetics. Integration, demonstration, citizens’ participation and scientists’ and technician’s catalyzing are the key instruments for the implementation of the ecocity plan. "Clean production" and "ecological industry" are key elements in comprehensive development towards an eco-city. Beyond the technical and management questions, how to interlink production, consumption and reduction at the local and regional level, the spatial and urban dimension should be considered in order to perform an integrative urban eco-space.

CLEAN PRODUCTION AND SMELTING REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Clean Production is the best method for iron-steel making industry to eliminate pollution thoroughly. In order to achieve this object, smelting reduction technology should play the key role. Furthermore, process integration method can be used to solve the problem of residual gas utilization by integrating smelting reduction process with direct reduced iron unit, gasoline, methanol or dimethyl ether synthesis unit, etc. A new smelting reduction process has been proposed which can be constructed on the present plant site. Since this process can directly treat the lump coal and iron ore fines, it reduces st6ps necessary in traditional blast furnace process and Corex smelting reduction process.

The practice of clean production in the Ironmaking Plant of Tangshan Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd.

The Ironmaking Plant of Tangshan Iron & Steel Co.Ltd.takes clean production as its orientation. It decreases silicon to smelt through increasing the entering furnace sinter ratio,stabilizing coke quality by tackling key problems,increasing coal injection ratio,as well as keeping the blast furnace smooth running and so on.The energy consumption of sinter working procedure has been greatly reduced through optimizing the ore blender structure,enhancing the quality of fuel and flux,increasing the quicklime amount,reclaiming the remaining heat of the annulus cooling system and deepening the material layer to sinter.We have achieved the repetition economy and the secondly resource has been used synthetically with advanced producing technics.The environment around the plant has been greatly improved by preventing,monitoring and fathering the moving pollution root,at the same time,the economy and environment development in phase has been greatly accelerated.

Photothermal-photocatalytic thin-layer flow system for synergistic treatment of wastewater

The integration of the photocatalytic effect into solar steam is highly desirable for addressing freshwater shortages and water pollution.Here,a ternary film structure for the adsorption and photothermal and photocatalytic treatment of wastewater was designed by combining the technique of self-assembled carbon nano paper with a nitrogen composite titanium dioxide(N-TiO_(2))deposited on the surface of carbon nanotubes(CNT)using polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)as a substrate.The photogeneration of reactive oxygen species can be promoted by rapid oxygen diffusion at the three-phase interface,whereas the interfacial photothermal effect promotes subsequent free radical reactions for the degradation of rhodamine B(93%).The freshwater evaporation rate is 1.35 kg·m^(-2)·h^(-1)and the solar-to-water evaporation efficiency is 94%.Importantly,the N-TiO_(2)/CNT/PVDF(N-TCP)film not only effectively resists mechanical damage from the environment and maintains structural integrity,but can also be made into a large film for outdoor experiments in a large solar energy conversion device to collect fresh water from polluted water and degrade organic dyes in source water simultaneously,opening the way for applications in energy conversion and storage.

Effect of CaO addition on ignition behavior in molten AZ31 and AZ91D Magnesium alloys

Mg alloys have been widely used in automobile and electronic industries because of high specific strength, good castability, etc. However, molten Mg alloys will burn rapidly in air if not protected. To solve this problem, the molten metal should be protected from oxidation by blanketing the surface with flux or protective gases. SF6 gas is widely used for Mg alloys as a cover gas and has proved to be a successful inhibitor. However, the use of SF6 gas is limited because of its high cost and its significant impact on non-global warming potential. Therefore, SF6 gas is being replaced by alternative protection gases. Recent studies show that there has been another attempt by adding CaO into Mg alloys. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of CaO on the minimum amount of protective gas, which is necessary not to make ignition in the molten AZ31 and AZ91 Mg alloys.

Mold flux entrainment mechanisms

This paper presents a comprehensive and critical review of mold flux entrainment mechanisms in continuous casting of steel.Entrainment introduces inclusions into the final product,and thus greatly hinders clean steel production.By understanding the mechanisms that cause entrainment,the operating conditions of casters can be tuned to reduce the number of defects.Nine different mechanisms have been proposed over the last three decades,including vortex formation around the submerged entry nozzle(SEN),argon bubble interactions with the slag layer,shear-layer instability at the slag-steel interface,excessive upward flow impingement upon the meniscus, top surface level fluctuations,meniscus freezing and hook formation,top surface "balding",top surface standing wave instability,and slag crawling down the SEN.The previous work done for each of these mechanisms is presented,including both quantitative and qualitative descriptions of their behavior.

Green transformation of manufacturing industry for ecological protection in Jiangsu Province

Under the new normal economy, the manufacturing industry is developing rapidly as the focus of economic development in Jiangsu. Its rapid development has brought great opportunities to our society, but at the same time, great challenges has been brought to the natural environment. The resource consumption and environmental pollution problems have become increasingly prominent. In the face of this situation, we must try every means to reduce pollution and save energy. Therefore, the transition trend of manufacturing industry in the future is bound to take the green economy as the background. Thus, this paper analyzes the drawbacks of the manufacturing industry in Jiangsu province. And the status of traditional manufacturing enterprises and advantages of green manufacturing are analyzed. Then, the paper proposed to explore the practice of green manufacturing mode for the ecological protection, so as to achieve the industrial transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry in Jiangsu province.

All Hydrogen Refinery with Zero Residue Discharge

This article summarizes the block process flow scheme for the 8.0 Mt/a refining project at Hainan Refining and Chemical Company, Ltd., highlighting a green route for processing sour heavy oils, and the enlarged scale of production with Chinese content. The refinery is targeted at hydrotreating of process streams, integration and intensified design of process units, clean gasoline and diesel production, centralized recovery and utilization of light ends and optimization of sulphur recovery systems.

Application of New Polymeric Additive in Detergent for Automatic Dishwasher

This paper described a new type of multifunctional polymer Noverite^(TM) AD810's calcium ion chelating performance, tinted glass soaking test and its application in containing chlorine or enzyme automatic dishwashing detergent gel and powder. Results showed Noverite^(TM) AD810 has good performance in the final formulation on chelation, anti-filming, and anti-spotting, as well as to prevent the growth of scale crystals.

Environmental risks of shale gas exploitation and solutions for clean shale gas production in China

Shale gas is a relatively clean-burning fossil fuel,produced by hydraulic fracturing.This technology may be harmful to the environment;therefore,environmentally friendly methods to extract shale gas have attracted considerable attention from researchers.Unlike previous studies,this study is a comprehensive investigation that uses systematic analyses and detailed field data.The environmental challenges associated with shale gas extraction,as well as measures to mitigate environmental impacts from the source to end point are detailed,using data and experience from China’s shale gas production sites.Environmental concerns are among the biggest challenges in practice,mainly including seasonal water shortages,requisition of primary farmland,leakage of drilling fluid and infiltration of flowback fluid,oil-based drill cuttings getting buried underground,and induced seismicity.China’s shale gas companies have attempted to improve methods,as well as invent new materials and devices to implement cleaner processes for the sake of protecting the environment.Through more than 10-year summary,China’s clean production model for shale gas focuses on source pollution prevention,process control,and end treatment,which yield significant results in terms of resource as well as environmental protection,and can have practical implications for shale gas production in other countries,that can be duplicated elsewhere.

A New Cleaner Power Generation System Based on Self-Sustaining Supercritical Water Gasification of Coal

A new cleaner power generation system(IPGS) is proposed and investigated in this paper. Integrating combined cycle with supercritical water gasification of coal, the thermodynamic energy of the produced syngas is cascade utilized according to its temperature and pressure, both sensible and latent heat of the syngas can be recycled into the system, and thereby the net power efficiency can be about 6.4 percentage points higher than that of the traditional GE gasification based power plant(GEPP). The exergy analysis results show that the exergy efficiency of the proposed system reaches 52.45%, which is 13.94% higher than that of the GEPP, and the improvement in exergy efficiency of the proposed system mainly comes from the exergy destruction decline in the syngas energy recovery process, the condensation process and the syngas purification process. The syngas combustion process is the highest exergy destruction process with a value of 157.84 MW in the proposed system. Further performance improvement of the proposed system lies in the utilization process of syngas. Furthermore, system operation parameters have been examined on the coal mass fraction in the supercritical water gasifier(GF), the gasification temperature, and the gasification pressure. The parametric analysis shows that changes in coal concentration in the GF exert more influence on the exergy efficiency of the system compared with the other two parameters.

Narrow-bandgap light-absorbing conjugated polybenzobisthiazole:Massive interfacial synthesis,robust solar-thermal evaporation and thermoelectric power generation

Exploiting advanced light-absorbing conjugated polymers is of great significance to achieve the blue dream of low-energy solar steam generation and clean water collection.Herein,an interfacial chemistry strategy is developed to massively synthetize conjugated polybenzobisthiazole(CP)microspheres with a narrow bandgap of 0.274 eV and high solar absorbance of 94.0%.The CP microspheres are combined with the polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)hydrogel to form a Janus evaporator.The evaporation rate and energy efficiency of the CP@PVA solar evaporator reach 2.96 kg m^(-2) h^(-1) and 98.8%with a low coating content of 5 mg cm^(-2).The evaporation performance of the Janus CP@PVA evaporator is applicable to seawater,sewage,and acid/alkali water.The efficient evaporator with portable collector can be simply assembled to produce drinking water from real seawater and sewage.Additionally,the Janus evaporator is also equipped with a thermoelectric module to generate the steam and electricity simultaneously.The power output achieves 1.04 W m^(-2 )in real seawater while the evaporation rate remains 2.23 kg m^(-2) h^(-1) under 1 sun,demonstrating the remarkable capacity to utilize the solar energy.