About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Fundamentals of Sustainable Metallurgy and Processing of Materials
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| Presentation Title |
Development of Extrusion-Based Biocarbon-Chromite Briquettes for Sustainable Ferrochrome Production in Submerged Arc Furnace |
| Author(s) |
Karthik Manu, Elsayed Abdelhady Elsayed Mousa, Abel Tomy, Ludvig Ånnhagen, Greger Hauri |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Karthik Manu |
| Abstract Scope |
The ferrochrome industry relies heavily on fossil coke as a key reductant and energy source for smelting chromite ore in submerged arc furnaces, resulting in substantial fossil CO₂ emissions and raising long-term sustainability concerns. This study presents a strategic approach to reducing these emissions by substituting fossil coke with renewable carbon sources. Initial work focused on designing and optimizing biocarbon–chromite briquettes using a vibro-press process, achieving up to 10% biocarbon content with satisfactory mechanical and metallurgical performance for SAF use. Building on these results, the next phase explores extrusion – an efficient, high-pressure, continuous agglomeration technique – to further improve briquette quality and processability with 20% biocarbon content. Lab-scale extrusion trials and physical testing have shown promising outcomes, motivating planned validation in an industrial-scale SAF. The full-scale trials will assess furnace stability, emissions, and alloy quality, providing critical evidence for the feasibility of biocarbon-based briquettes in commercial ferrochrome production. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Other, Other, Sustainability |