Degradation behaviors of coke under complex solution loss conditions

Solution loss reaction of coke provides reducing agent for ironmaking, which is an important chemical reaction in blast furnace. The coke itself is also degraded by the loss of carbon. In this paper, the degradation behavior of coke under complex conditions including alkali metal enrichment, simulated blast furnace temperature and atmosphere was studied. The pore size and pore wall thickness distribution of coke were measured by a microscope to characterize the structure of coke. The gasification reaction rate of coke matrix was measured by a thermogravimetric analyzer to characterize the matrix reactivity of coke. The results show that a coke has high CRI and low CSR, but it has high matrix reactivity and thick pore wall, which may lead higher strength after solution loss under alkali metal enrichment and simulated blast furnace atmosphere and heating conditions.