SO2 Emission of sintering flue gas accounts for more than 70% of total SO2 emission of steel industry. The purpose of this paper was to use steel slag for desulfurization of sintering flue gas. Based on traditional circulating fluidized beds (CFB) for flue gas desulfurization (FGD), a new dry digestion CFB-FGD process was developed. The new process eliminated the traditional digestion procedure, and the functions of the reactor include preliminary dust collection, digestion and desulfurization. An pilot CFB installation with maximum flow rate of 8000 Nm3/h for flue gas desulfurization was established. The desulfurization effects of calces, converter slag and blast furnace slag were investigated under the following experimental conditions: temperature of inlet flue gas, 150 °C; temperature of outlet flue gas, 75 °C. Relative humidity, 13%; flue gas flow rate, 6800 Nm3/h; Ca/S ratio, 1.2. The results showed that all of the desulfurization agents had desulfurization capability and the desulfurization efficiency of calces was the best, followed by converter slag and blast furnace slag. The removal efficiency of steel slag ranged from 75% to 82%. Considering solid waste utilization, the application of steel slag in desulfurization using dry CFB has a promising future.

Accurate measurement of dust resistivity is important practically for electrostatic prevention and design of electrostatic precipitators. The test result of dust resistivity depends on the standard used. There are three standards widely used for determination of dust resistivity: IEC 1241-2-2, BS 5958-1 and ASME PTC28 4.05. Experimental devices are designed and constructed according to these standards. The schematics of test principles and circuits of different standards are introduced. Experimental results show that dust resistivity values determined by different standards are quite different, and in some cases the difference is even in 1~2 orders of magnitude. The test results according to IEC standard are the highest, while the results using ASME standard are the lowest. The methods given by IEC standard and BS standard are normally used in electrostatic prevention, while method given by ASME standard is applied to the design of electrostatic precipitators. It is necessary to choose the appropriate standard according to the application of dust resistivity.

By using high-voltage breakdown, low-voltage continued arc principle in the 20L ball-type dust explosive device, 8000J level of spark discharge energy was successfully achieved, measuring results of chemical ignition were compared with spark ignition. Using oscillometric method, integral measurement of spark energy was done, and the results provide effective guidance for related experiments.