Combined Effect of SiO(2) and O(2) on the Crystallization Behavior of Modified Ti-Bearing Blast Furnace Slag

[Image: see text] FactSage simulation, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled to energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analyses were performed to explore the combined influence of SiO(2) and O(2) on the crystallization behavior of modified Ti-bearing blast furnace slag. The results of FactSage simulation showed that an increase in the added amount of SiO(2) was beneficial to the conversion of Ti-bearing minerals into simple titanium oxides. An increase in oxidation time was conducive to the transformation of low-valent titanium oxides to tetravalent titanium oxide. Therefore, Ti components were precipitated only in the form of rutile under the optimal added amount of SiO(2) (40 g) and the optimum oxidation time (126 s). The results of XRD and SEM analyses were well in agreement with the results of FactSage simulation. Moreover, the mechanism of formation of rutile and glassy phases was discussed.