
Effect of Blast Furnace Sludge (BFS) Characteristics on ...
Blast furnace sludge (BFS) is generated in large quantities during the purification of flue gas leaving blast furnaces used in pig iron production [2] . A simplified flow sheet for flue gas purification and BFS generation process at SSAB (Raahe, Finland) is shown in Figure 1. Hot blast is blown into the lower part of the blast furnace and the ...