6. Oxygen steelworks

Oxygen steel mills are covered in depth in the article Conversion steel mills. of this treaty, which deals with certain aspects of environmental protection, in particular :

• gas and smoke capture and dedusting ;

• water treatment ;

• slag processing ;

• plant safety.

In terms of environmental protection, refining reactions result in the formation of :

• of decarburization gases (CO and CO ₂ ) ;

• of dust entrained by these gases and recovered after purification;

• slag from desiliconization and lime dephosphorization ;

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