Industrial Gases & Atmospheres

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Praxair Inc. announced the start-up of the first of two 1,250-metric-tons/day air-separation units at Steel Authority of India’s (SAIL) Bhilai, India, facility.

Air Liquide signed a major long-term supply contract with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in Germany’s Rhine-Ruhr area.

The handling of dross is an unfortunate but necessary activity of melting aluminum in a reverberatory (reverb) furnace. 

In today’s business climate, companies that operate thermal-processing systems in the recycling area must focus on higher productivity, increased product quality and reduced environmental impact. The recycling of aluminum scrap involves combustion as the main heat source, so meeting these challenges at the lowest cost depends largely on the quality and integrity of the combustion system and its interaction with the scrap.

High volumes of fuel are used in steel heating processes, therefore, practical advances that can dramatically reduce fuel and associated costs are of keen interest.