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The dissolution rate and solubility of quartz in silicomanganese slag were studied in the temperature range of 1673 K to 1823 K (1400 °C to 1550 °C) under an inert atmosphere of argon. The dissolution rate of quartz was measured using a rotating rod technique; while quartz solubility was examined using static experiments. Solubility of silica in slags was also calculated using multi-phase equilibrium thermodynamic software developed by CSIRO. Effects of additives (CaO, MnO, SiO2, and Al2O3) on the quartz dissolution rate and solubility were also examined. Under the experimental conditions employed the dissolution rate of quartz was controlled by mass transfer of silica in the slag. Silica diffusion coefficients in silicomanganese slag varied from 0.9 × 10−7 to 1.3 × 10−6 cm2/s, depending on temperature and slag composition. Activation energy for the diffusion of silica in silicomanganese slag was found equal to 367 kJ/mol. The addition of 10 wt pct CaO decreased activation energy to 115 kJ/mol, while addition of 10 wt pct Al2O3 increased the activation energy to 430 kJ/mol. Effect of slag composition on silica diffusivity was examined in relation with structure of molten slag.
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The slag viscosity model in the MPE is structurally related; it was validated against published experimental data for simple and complex muli-component slag systems containing oxide components of SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, MnO, FeO, PbO, NiO, Cu2O, ZnO, CoO, and TiO2. The model was also validated against measurements of viscosity of a range of complex industrial slags including ironmaking slags formed in blast furnace and new direct smelting processes, slags for base metal and PGM smelting, as well as for coal ash slags produced by gasifies.[12] In most cases, the agreement between the measured and calculated viscosity of slags was very good and well within the uncertainties of experimental data (±30 pct).
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This work was carried out as part of a collaborative project between the University of New South Wales, CSIRO and BHP Billiton. Financial support including scholarship for one of the authors (SM) was provided by Australian Research Council (ARC Linkage Project LP120100672), CSIRO and BHP Billiton–TEMCO. The authors also acknowledge the assistance provided by Mr Rowan Davidson from CSIRO and Mr John Sharp from UNSW in some of the experimental work.
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Maroufi, S., Ciezki, G., Jahanshahi, S. et al. Dissolution Rate and Diffusivity of Silica in SiMn Slag. Metall Mater Trans B 46, 101–108 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-014-0215-8
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