Degassing operation in the steel making process is important in the production of low-hydrogen steel. The conventional analytical method for hydrogen in molten steel with sampling using a quartz tube takes a long time, and has insufficient accuracy.A direct analytical method for hydrogen in molten steel has been developed to solve these problems.In this system, a refractory probe is immersed in the molten steel and inert gas is blown through it into the molten steel.The hydrogen concentration in molten steel is then continuously measured by recovering samples of gas that has reached equilibrium in floating upward to a specified level in the ladle. This new analytical system is installed at the RH vacuum degasser of the steel making plant, and is being tested for its application to commercial operation. During degassing operation, the analytical values obtained by the proposed method well agree with those by the conventional method in the low concentration range.On the other hand, the proposed analytical method yields higher values in the high concentration range, probably because of the escape of hydrogen from the sample during and after sampling in the conventional method.The new analytical method can continuously measure the hydrogen concentration of molten steel in 2.5 min, about one-tenth of the analytical time of the conventional method.Key words : on-line analysis ; hydrogen in molten steel ; degassing process ; equilibrium of hydrogen between molten steel and inert gas ; refractory probe for hydrogen sampling.
Decomposition of tetrachloroethylene which is used in dry cleaning was studied. Static (vial bottle) and dynamic (circulating apparatus) experiments were performed. The comparison of effectiveness as an iron source for Fenton's reaction was made among several kinds of iron and reticulated iron was chosen as the best material. While organic chlorine compounds added in pure water were easily decomposed by Fenton's reaction on porous (reticulated) iron in aqueous phase, it was found difficult to achieve high efficiency in the case of wastewater from the actual laundry process. The reason was estimated to be the coexistence of high COD residuals, such as dirt and organic acids. The combination of circulation and air bubble agitation have even led to the total removal of99.8% of the tetrachloroethylene.
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