Alternative Fuels - Lean gas

Use lean gas thermally instead of flaring it
In the past, the flaring of blast furnace gases with a low calorific value was part of the typical picture of steelworks. These gases accumulate in large quantities as a by-product of steel smelting. With burner technology from SAACKE, extremely low calorific value blast furnace gas can now be used thermally - without any supporting fuel.

By using this new technology, ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH (formerly Stahlwerke Bremen) saves around 6.8 million standard cubic meters of natural gas every year. As a result, the company's energy costs fell by around 2.3 million euros in the first year of operation. But not only that: CO2 emissions were also reduced by around 8400 tons per year. In this way, ArcelorMittal was also able to make an important contribution to environmental protection with the help of the SAACKE combustion system. So it is hardly surprising that a second ArcelorMittal boiler system with SAACKE SSB-LCG arm gas burners was installed within a very short time.

At Arcelor Mittal Bremen GmbH, the low-emission combustion of lean gases is a decisive advantage for the balance sheet - both economically and ecologically. Not only have emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide fallen sharply, but because the blast furnace gas cleaning system replaces a considerable amount of natural gas, its combustion saves enormous costs, so that a new plant pays for itself within a very short time. In the meantime, this plant supplies heat at a fraction of the cost of conventional fuels and makes the operator independent of all fluctuations in the heating market.