Due to the great difference of coke properties used in blast furnaces, how to reasonably evaluate coke has become a hotspot. In this study, the non-isothermal gasification behaviors and kinetics of cokes with different reactivity are studied, which provides theoretical basis for reasonable coke evaluation. The coke reactivity index of coke A, B and C are 24.75%, 30.80% and 41.25%, respectively. The FWO method is used to calculate the kinetic parameters. The results show that coke reactivity has little influence on gasification reaction starting temperature at lower heating rate. The starting temperature decrease gradually with coke reactivity at higher heating rate. Under the same conditions, the alkali index and microcrystalline structure of cokes can better characterize the coke reactivity. The gasification mechanism does not change with coke reactivity. The reaction is divided into two stages. In the early stage, the average apparent activation energy E of coke powder A, B and C are 211.52 kJ/mol, 214.96 kJ/mol 208.99 kJ/mol, respectively. The optimal mechanism models are all F model, in which the integral form is G(α) = (1–α)−1–1. In the later stage, the average E of coke powder A, B and C are 226.89 kJ/mol, 207.53 kJ/mol and 192.12 kJ/mol, respectively. The optimal models are all A1 model, in which the integral form is G(α) = –ln(1–α).
The use of high reactivity coke in blast furnaces is an important direction for low-carbon development. In this study, we investigated the effect of coke reactivity on the softening-melting behaviors of the sinter. The results show that the gasification temperature of coke decreased with increasing coke reactivity. With increasing coke reactivity from 24.75% to 45.11%, the initial melting temperature rose from 1294°C to 1312°C, the dripping temperature dropped from 1522°C to 1507°C and the melting region decreased from 228°C to 195°C, respectively. The cohesive zone shifted downward and the thickness narrowed. The permeability index and highest differential pressure dropped from 1219.67 KPa•°C to 607.61 KPa•°C and from 7.0962 KPa to 4.8523 KPa, respectively. Coke with high reactivity can improve the gas permeability of burden. The gas utilization ratio in the softening-melting and dripping processes of the sinter raised by about 2% with increasing coke reactivity.
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