Bio
Graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from the Federal University of Ouro Preto and Post-Graduated in Strategic Quality Management. Focus on process management and quality, cost reduction, reuse of waste and continuous improvement. Master in Materials Engineering at REDEMAT (UFOP-UEMG) with a project that studied the use of waste, mainly biomass, in steel mills as a way to reduce costs and generate carbon credits. PhD student and researcher at REDEMAT (UFOP) studying the use of biomass for partial replacement of coal in the production of metallurgical coke.
Educational Journey
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
PhD in REDEMAT • REDEMAT
2023Universidade FUMEC
Quality Manager Post-Graduate • Quality Management
2016Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Metallurgical Engineer • DEMET
2014Experience
Alberto Hurtado University
2024 - PresentArcelorMittal (Spain)
R&D Specialist
2023 - Present • Global R&DTecnored Desenvolvimento Tecnológico S.A.
Senior R&D analyst
2022 - Present • R&DEditors Role
Reviewer
GJRE
2021 - PresentAffiliations
Association for Iron and Steel Technology
Associated
Member since 2012Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia Materiais e Mineração
Associated
Member since 2012Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Student
Member since 2019Grants and Awards
Aspectos Econômicos e Ambientais do Uso de Biomassas na Siderurgia
Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento - PNUD
UTILIZAÇÃO DA CASCA DA SEMENTE E DO REJEITO APÓS EXTRACAO DO ÓLEO DA MORINGA OLEIFERA COMO FONTE ENERGÉTICA PARA PRODUÇÃO DE FERRO GUSA EM SIDERÚRGICAS
IFBA
Research
Analysis of the Influence of Biomass Addition in Coal Mixture for Metallurgical Coke Production
Metallurgical coke is a common material used for hot metal production in blast furnaces. In addition to the fuel function, it has a physical assignment, supporting the load inside the reactor, and chemical, supplying carbon to hot metal. However, due to growing discourse on environmental issues, the production of hot metal via coke blast furnace has been in evidence. This process is responsible for about 70% of CO2 emissions in steelmaking. On the other hand, biomasses are materials that are available in different ways in nature and considered neutral in CO2 emissions since they absorb this gas and release oxygen in the photosynthesis process. Thus, a viable alternative in the short term is the partial replacement of the coal used in coke production with biomass, which would generate environmental gains, and guarantee the sustainable production. Therefore, this work aims to show several published researches using biomass in coke production. The effects that biomass has on the properties of coke will be emphasized, and at the end, an environmental analysis will be shown with the possible use of biomass. It will be possible to see that it is possible to substitute between 2 and 10% of the coal for biomass, producing coke with the characteristics required in the blast furnace.
