Physicochemical Fundamentals of Ferroalloy Processes

Ferroalloy processes are based on the laws of physical chemistry, and more specifically, on the laws of chemical thermodynamics (thermochemistry) and chemical kinetics (thermokinetics). The laws of chemical thermodynamics with the help of a mathematical apparatus allow us to solve problems and get answers to questions: can this or that reaction proceed at specific given process parameters (temperature T and pressure P) and, if so, in which direction it will go. Thus, the laws of chemical thermodynamics determine the possibility and direction of a chemical reaction at given process parameters. The laws of chemical kinetics make it possible to estimate, according to well-known analytical dependencies, the time during which a given reaction can change from a non-equilibrium to an equilibrium state when the process parameters (T, P) change.