BOOK CHAPTERS - J.J.  Poveromo

Joseph J. Poveromo, chapter on “Use of Industrial Minerals in Agglomeration Processes” in the book: IMAR7: Industrial Rocks & Minerals, 7th Edition, Society of Mining Engineers, 2005

Joseph J. Poveromo and Arden W. Swanson, chapter on “Iron Bearing Raw Materials for Direct Reduction” in the book: Direct Reduced Iron – Technology and Economics of Production and Use, Editors: J. Feinman, D.R. MacRae, 1999, Iron & Steel Society, Warrendale, Pa. 

Joseph J. Poveromo, chapter on “Iron Ores” in the book: The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel, 11th Edition, Ironmaking Volume, Editor: D. Wakelin, 1999, The AISE Steel Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pa.

PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS - J. J.  Poveromo

Joseph J. Poveromo  and Ralph Smailer, “Overview of Direct Reduction & Alternative Ironmaking  Processes & Products”, AIST Specialty Conference on “Scrap Substitutes & Alternative Ironmaking IV”, Baltimore,  Nov. 2, 2008

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Use of HBI in the Blast Furnace”, HBIA (Hot Briquetted Iron Assoc.) Seminar, Baltimore, Nov. 2004, Pittsburgh, May 2004 

Fred C. Rorick, and  Joseph J. Poveromo, “Technical Progress in North American Ironmaking”, ABM ( Associacao Brasilieira de Metalurgia e Materiais ) 3rd  International Meeting on Ironmaking, 2nd  International Symposium on Iron Ore, September 22 –  26, 2008, San Luis, Maranhao,  BRAZIL

Tony Palermo  & Joseph J. Poveromo, “The Potential Impacts of Trends in End User Markets, Trade Flows, Consolidation, Alliances, and Vertical Integration on Steel Industry Production Practices in the Americas”,  Scanmet III, Lulea, Sweden, June 2008

Joseph J. Poveromo, “The Iron Burden”, COREM Pelletizing Symposium, June 2-4, 2008, Quebec City 

J. J. Poveromo,  "Future Trends in Ironmaking", McMaster University Blast Furnace Ironmaking Course, Hamilton, Ontario,  June 2004, June 2006, May 2008

Joseph J. Poveromo, “ Blast Furnace Fuel Injection Overview”, Eastern States Blast Furnace & Coke Oven Assoc. Winter Meeting, February 2008, Pittsburgh 

Kokal, H &  Poveromo, Joseph J., “Update on Alternative Ironmaking Processes” , Steel Scrap & Scrap Substitutes 2007 conference on October 29-30, 2007 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia USA

S. Beaudin*, A. Audet*,  S. Miller* and J. J. Poveromo**, QCM’s Direct Reduction Grade Pellet Quality  
  Development, AIST (Assoc. Iron & Steel Technology) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, May, 2007

Joseph J. Poveromo, Master Class on “Utilization of Iron Ores in Blast Furnace and Alternative Ironmaking”,
AJM (Australian Journal of Mining), Perth, Australia, February 27, 2007

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Alternative Ironmaking Processes” , Intertech/PIRA India Coke Conference, Nov. 17-19, 2007, Kolkata, INDIA

Joseph J. Poveromo and Fred C. Rorick, “Technical Developments in North American Ironmaking”, 4thd 4th International Congress on the Science & Technology of Ironmaking, Osaka, November, 2006

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Outlook for Blast Furnace Ironmaking", Seminar at IntertechPIRA Met Coke World Summit 2006”, Philadelphia, Oct. 2006 and also at Intertech/PIRA India Coke Conference, Nov. 17-19, 2007, Kolkata, INDIA

Joseph J. Poveromo, “The Evolution of Ironmaking”,  Keynote Paper, Sohn International Symposium on Advanced  Processing of Metals, ed. F. Kongoli; TMS

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Raw Material Challenges for Blast Furnace and Direct Reduction Ironmaking”, Keynote Paper,  5th  IAS Ironmaking Conference, November 7-10, 2005, Hotel Colonial, San Nicolas, Argentina

Joseph J. Poveromo, Short Course on “New situation in the supply of Iron Ore for Direct Reduction and Blast Furnace”, IAS (Argentina) 5th Ironmaking Conf.,  November 7, 2005, Hotel Colonial, San Nicolas, Argentina

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Raw Material Challenges for Ironmaking”, Met Coke World Summit 2005, Intertech, Oct. 19-21, Vancouver, B.C.

Fred C. Rorick, and  Joseph J. Poveromo, . “Recent Developments in North American Ironmaking”,  European Ironmaking & Cokemaking Congress, Stockholm, June 2005

Joseph J. Poveromo  and Ralph Smailer, “Overview of Direct Reduction & Alternative Ironmaking  Processes & Products”, AIST Specialty Conference on “Scrap Substitutes & Alternative Ironmaking IV”, Baltimore, Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2004

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Outlook for Blast Furnace Ironmaking", Seminar at Intertech’s  Met Coke World Summit 2004”, Chicago, Oct. 2004

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Blast Furnace Fuel Injection Trends”, Intertech’s “Met Coke World Summit 2004”, Chicago, Oct. 2004

Joseph J. Poveromo and Fred Rorick, “Update on North American Ironmaking”, 2nd International Meeting on Ironmaking, 1st  Iron Ore Symposium,  ABM, Vitoria, Brazil, September 2004

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Ironmaking and Steelmaking Developments in North America”, plenary paper, SCANMET II – 2nd  International Conference on Process Development in Iron & Steelmaking, June, 2004, Lulea, SWEDEN

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Blast Furnace Ironmaking and Burden Requirements”, COREM Pelletizing Symposium, September 22-24, 2003, Quebec City 

Fred Rorick and Joseph J. Poveromo, “IRONMAKING IN NORTH AMERICA”, 3rd International Congress on the Science & Technology of Ironmaking, Dusseldorf, June, 2003

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Ironmaking Processes to Feed New Melting Technologies”, 2003 SME Minnesota Section, UM Mining Symposium, April 8-9, 2003, Duluth, MN

Joseph J. Poveromo, “OUTLOOK FOR BLAST FURNACE IRONMAKING", CIM Montreal  2003”, May 5, 2003, Montreal, PQ CANADA

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Evolution of Feed Materials for the Electric Arc Furnace”, ISSTech03, Iron & Steel Society, Nashville, April 2003

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Ironmaking Technologies to Feed New Melting Technologies”,  ISS Advanced Technology Symposium “New Melting Technologies II”, October 13-16, 2002, Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Outlook for Blast Furnace Ironmaking", Seminar at Intertech’s  “Coke Outlook 2002”, October 2, 2002, St. Louis

Joseph J. Poveromo, “The Evolution of Ironmaking”,  IAS 3rd Ironmaking Seminar - October  2001,  Buenos Aires Sheraton Hotel., Argentina

 Joseph J. Poveromo, Ed O’Donnell, Fred Rorick;  “Coke Quality Requirements from a North American Perspective” - IISI’s Committee on Raw Materials ( RAMCO ) - Seminar on Coke – September 4-5, 2001  Brussels, Belgium

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Evolution of Feed Materials for the Electric Arc Furnace” Gerald Heffernan International Symposium “Innovative Technologies for Steel & Other Materials”, COM 2001, Annual CIM Conference of Metallurgists, Sheraton Centre, Toronto, August 26-29, 2001

G. Ouellet, S. Miller and J. J. Poveromo,  “Maximizing Quality of QCM’s Direct Reduction Grade Pellets”, Iron & Steel Society Ironmaking Conference, March 2001, Baltimore

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Outlook for Blast Furnace Ironmaking", Intertech’s 5th Iron Ore Business Development Forum – “Iron Ore World”, and  “Coke Outlook 2000”,  October 9 - 11, 2000, Chicago

Y.D. Yang, A. McLean, I.D. Somerville, J.J. Poveromo, “The Correlation of Alkali Capacity with Optical Basicity of Blast Furnace Slags”, Trans. of the Iron & Steel Society, Oct. 2000, also presented at  Iron & Steel Society Ironmaking Conference, March 2001, Baltimore

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Iron Ores & Agglomeration”, AISE Foundation Seminar on “Introduction to Ironmaking”, October 1,2 2000, Pittsburgh

O’Donnell, EM and Poveromo, JJ, “Coke Quality Requirements from a North American          Perspective” , Paris2000, European Ironmaking & Cokemaking Congress, Paris, June 2000.

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Iron-Bearing Raw Materials for Direct Reduction and Smelting Reduction”, Paris2000, European Ironmaking & Cokemaking Congress, Paris, June 2000.

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Iron-Bearing Raw Materials for Direct Reduction and Smelting Reduction”, Gorham Conference on “Beyond the Blast Furnace”, June 2000, Atlanta

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Trends, Issues and Challenges in Blast Furnace Ironmaking", Gorham Conference on “Mini and Integrated Mills in the New Millennium”, November 3 - 5, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia 

Joseph J. Poveromo, “Technical Developments including Application of Computer Models to Optimize Blast Furnace Operations”, invited paper, SCANMET I - 1st International Conference on Process Development in Iron & Steelmaking, June 7-8, 1999, Lulea, SWEDEN

Joseph J. Poveromo, Serge Miller, David Mothersill, Rick Schat, “Development of Pellet Properties for Enhancing  Blast Furnace and DRI/EAF Operations”, IISI RAMCO Seminar on Sinter & Pellets, June 1-2, Brussels, BELGIUM 

Joseph J. Poveromo,  “Development and Application of Computer Models  to Optimize Blast Furnace Operations”, invited Keynote Lecture for  27th Annual McMaster Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking, “Use of Models to Optimize Blast Furnace Operations”, May 24-26, 1999

Joseph J. Poveromo, Serge Miller, Gilles Ouellet, “Blast Furnace Pellet Quality at Quebec Cartier Mining Company”, 1999 Winter Meeting of the Eastern States Blast Furnace & Coke Oven Association Meeting, February  5, Monroeville, PA

R. Fournier, G. Ouellet, J. Poveromo, “Blast Furnace and Direct Reduction Pellet Quality Maximization at Quebec  Cartier Mining Company “, ISS 1998 ICSTI/Ironmaking Proceedings, Toronto, pp. 979 - 986

A. S. Mehta, V. Sahajwalla, J. J. Poveromo, T.F. Wall,  “Fundamental Investigation of Slag/Carbon/Gas Interactions Occurring  in a Blast Furnace during Pulverized  Coal Injection, Proc. ICSTI’98/ISS  Ironmaking  Conference, March 1998, Toronto

J.J.  Poveromo,  "Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking - Trends, Issues and Challenges", invited  lecture  for presentation   at  "Iron and  Steel  - Today, Yesterday    and Tomorrow'  Conference,  250th  Anniversary  of JERNKONTORET, June 11-13, 1997 Stockholm, also presented at 71st Annual Meeting, Minnesota Section SME, April, 1998, Duluth

J. J.  Poveromo, "Coke in the Blast Furnace",   lecture prepared for the 1997 McMaster University Cokemaking Course, May,   1997, Hamilton, Ontario, also presented in May 1999

A. S. Mehta, V. Sahajwalla, J. J. Poveromo'    Consumption of Residual Char in Blast Furnace Coal Injection  -  Slag/Carbon/Gas   Interactions, Proc.  ISS  Ironmaking  Conference, April  1997, Chicago

G. P.  Larin & J.J. Poveromo, "Quebec Cartier Mining Co. and Its Role as a Supplier to World Iron Ore Markets",      The 3rd Australia-Pacific  Iron Ore Steel Forum 1997    - March 19-21  1997, Hotel Nikko Darling  Harbor, Sydney

J.J. Poveromo & H.H.  Jacobsen, "QCM's  Role as  a Quality  Iron Ore Supplier    to  Integrated   and Direct    Reduction Ironmakers", Gorham/Intertech "Iron Ore 96: Supply,

Demand, and Quality for Steel and Alternative Iron Unit Production",   Charlotte,  North Carolina, Nov. 18-20, 1996

J.J.  Poveromo,  "Operational Considerations for High Level Blast Furnace Fuel Injection", 1SS Ironmaking Conf., March 24-27, 1996, Pittsburgh

J.J. Poveromo and H.H. Jacobsen,   "Key Considerations in the Use of Iron Ore Products in Direct Reduction Processes",     Gorham Conference on Scrap,    Scrap Substitutes, March 5-7, 1996, Atlanta

A.J. Fischer, E. Godin, J.J, Poveromo,  "Development of Pellet Properties for North American and European Blast Furnace Operations",    European Ironmaking  Congress,  Ghent, Belgium, September 1996

J. J. Poveromo, Invited as  "Chairman of the Open Forum Discussion"   for the 23rd Annual McMaster Symposium on     Iron & Steelmaking on  "Improved Productivity of Blast Furnace Operations", May 9-11,   1995, Hamilton

J.J. Poveromo, "Introduction-Burden  Distribution  in  the Blast  Furnace Process" and "Two-Bell Top Burden Distribution in the Blast     Furnace", lectures presented at     the Iron & Steel  Society Short Course on Blast Furnace Burden Distribution, April 2, 1995, Nashville

J.J. Poveromo, "Innovations  in Ironmaking and Steelmaking",   University of Minnesota Taconite Conference,    "A Discussion of   the Minnesota  Iron Ore Industry - A New Beginning", March 1, 1995, Minneapolis

J.J. Poveromo,  "The  Role of  Ironmaking in  the Transformation of the North American Steel Industry",    Luncheon Speaker at the Eastern States Blast Furnace & Coke Oven Association Winter Meeting, Feb. 10, 1995

 J.J. Poveromo,  "Blast Furnace  vs Alternative   Ironmaking",  Panel  Discussion  at "Ironmaking  2000" Iron  and Steel  Society  Advanced  Technology Symposium, Myrtle Beach, October, 1994

J.J. Poveromo, "Coke  Quality  Required  for Blast Furnace  Operation", Panel Discussion in Coke Quality Session at 1994 AISE Annual Convention, Cleveland, September, 1994

J.J. Poveromo "The  Role  of  Ironmaking in the Transformation  of the North American Steel  Industry", invited Keynote Lecture at the First International Congress of  Science and Technology of  Ironmaking, (ICSTI'94), June 1994, Sendai, Japan

J. J. Poveromo,  "Blast Furnace  Fuel  Injection", McMaster University Blast Furnace Ironmaking Course, Hamilton, Ontario, May 1994

J.J, Poveromo, "Introduction-The Role of  Fuel Injection  in the Blast Furnace Process" and "Natural  Gas Injection in  the  Blast  Furnace", lectures presented at  the  Iron & Steel Society Short Course on Blast Furnace Fuel injection, March 20,. 1994, Chicago

J. J.  Poveromo, "Blast  Furnace  Burden Distribution with Pellets", presented at AISE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh,  PA, Sept. 1993

J. J. Poveromo, "AISI Survey of Blast Furnace Pellet Properties", Proc. ISS Ironmaking Conf., Dallas,  Texas,   March 1993 ( already presented at May 1992 AISI Ironmaking Technical committee Meeting in Hibbing, Minn.

S. T.  Vessey  and J .J. Poveromo,  "Production  and Blast  Furnace Performance  of a  1 % Limestone  Pellet", Proc. AIME Duluth  Meeting & Mining Symposium, Jan. 1993

J.  J.  Poveromo, "Blast Furnace  Aerodynamics",  McMaster University Blast Furnace Ironmaking Course, Hamilton, Ontario, presented in 1999, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992,  1990, 1989, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1981,  1980

J.J, Poveromo,  "Pellet Product  Quality  and  Future Trends in Pellet Utilization", District 2 Meeting of 1CM, Sept Iles, Quebec, Sep.1992

S.C. Panigraphy, M.J. Rigaud, J.J.   Poveromo and D. P. Durko, "Evaluation of Carol Concentrates  and Pellet  Chips  as Sinter Mix Components  for Bethlehem  Steel's  Burns  Harbor  Sinter Plant",  1SS Ironmaking  Conf. Proc.. Toronto, 1992

J.J. Poveromo, G.S. Hegedus.  J.A. Carpenter, T.J.  Strayer, "Enhanced Operation of Bethlehem's Medium and Large Sized Blast Furnaces",     Proc. European  Ironmaking Congress, Glasgow, Scotland. September  1991, also presented  at  Eastern States  Blast  Furnace  & Coke  Oven Association Winter Meeting, Feb. 1992

J.J. Poveromo, A.W. Kay, M.G. Ranade,   "Product Specifications and Future Trends in  Pellet Utilization", Proc.  AIME  Duluth Mining  Symposium, January 1991,  also presented at   Western states  Blast Furnace & Coke Oven Association Winter Meeting, March 1992

W. Jolley, P.C.  Cheplick, J,J. Poveromo,  "Blast Furnace Control in Bethlehem Steel",  presented at 1991 TECHNO-23 Meeting of  International  Iron & Steel Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

 F.C.  Rorick,  R.E.  Ashman and J.J.  Poveromo, "Sparrows Point  `L’ Blast  Furnace Control", 19th Annual McMaster Symposium on Iron & Steelmaking,  Raceway  Control  for Optimum Blast  Furnace  Performance, May, 1991,  McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

J.J.  Poveromo,  J. Ainsworth,  and C.R. Beechan,  "Effect of Furnace Process  Conditions  &  Process  Design on  Blast  Furnace Lining  Wear” lecture presented at ISS Ironmaking Div.  
Short Course on Blast Furnace Refractory and Lining Design,  Detroit,  April,  1990,  also published in Proc. St. Louis Section of American Ceramic Society Meeting in 1990.

J. A. Carpenter, R.F. Chango, D. E.  Swanson & J. J. Poveromo,  "Development of  High  Productivity, Low  Fuel Rate Blast  Furnace  Operations  at Bethlehem  Steel's Burns Harbor Plant",  1SS Ironmaking Conf.  Proc., Chicago, 1989.

J. J. Poveromo, N.D.Hcdgson, E.L.Auslander and J.E.Lesko, "Effect of Coke Properties on Bethlehem Steel's Blast Furnace Operations"    17th Annual McMaster Symposium on Iron &

Steelmaking,  Coke Properties Required By Blast  Furnace For Stable  operation, May, 1989,  McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.,

R.  G. Christman and J. J.  Poveromo, "Effect. of Hot Metal Chemistry  on Bethlehem's Ironmaking and  Steelmaking Process  Economics", Proc. ISS Ironmaking and Steelmaking Conference, Chicago,  1989.

J.J.  Poveromo,  "Development  of  Fluxed  Pellet  Technology in  Bethlehem Steel", Proc. AIME Duluth Mining Symposium on Fluxed Pellets, Jan. 1988

M. J. Dwelly, T.J.  Strayer,  T.H.  Horn, R.A. Strimple, J.J. Poveromo. "Modernization of  the Bethlehem Plant's D Blast    Furnace and Operation with 100% Pellet Burden", 1SS Ironmaking Conf. Proc. ,Pitts., 1987

T.J. Strayer, M.J. Dwelly and J.J. Poveromo,  "Bethlehem D Furnace Fluxed Pellet Test Program", presented at the Eastern States  (February 6) and Western States (March 6) Blast Furnace & Coke Oven Association Winter Meetings, 1987, published in Iron & Steelmaker, September,  1987.

R. G.  Christman and  J. J.  Poveromo, "Hot Blast Temperatures,  Stove Conditions, and  the  Use  of  Bethlehem's Computer Models", McMaster Symposium  on  Iron  &  Steelmaking  No. 15, - The  Ideal Hot Blast Temperature - Why and How?, May 19-21, 1987.

R,S. Hoffer, J.F.  Syriste and  J.J. Poveromo, "Burden Distribution Experiences at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point L Blast Furnace",  Proc. 1SS Ironmaking Conf., Wash. D.C., 1986, pp. 401-430.

J.J.  Poveromo,  "Blast  Furnace-Basic Principles  and Rules of Thumb", lecture presented at Blast Furnace Short course on Control, sponsored by ISS at Chicago, April 1984 and in Pittsburgh, Feb.   1985.

J.  J.  Poveromo,  S. V. Milanoski and M.  J. Dwelly, ”Development of Bethlehem's  Two-Bell-Top Furnace  Charging practices", Proc.  ISS  Ironmaking Conf.,  Atlanta,  1983.

J. J. Poveromo and J.W. Hlinka, “Development and  Application of Bethlehem Steel's Blast Furnace  Charging Model", 3rd PTD  Conf. Proc. of ISS-AIME, Pittsburgh,  1982.

 J. J. Poveromo, "Blast Furnace Burden  and  Gas  Distribution", Iron and  Steelmaker, July 1979

J. J. Poveromo, et.al .,"Burden Permeability Studies, Fundamental and Applied Research”,  ISS-AIME Ironmaking Proc.1977, Pitts.

J.J. Poveromo,  W. D.  Nothstein  and  J. Szekely, "An Experimental Measurement  of  Raceway  Dimensions  in Bethlehem  Steel  Corporation's Beth., Pa , Plant",  ISS Ironmaking Proc., Toronto, 1975

J.J.  Poveromo, J. Szekely and M. Propster,  "Flow Maldistribution in the Iron Blast Furnace",  Blast Furnace Aerodynamics Symposium, Wollongong, Australia, 1975

J. Szekely. and  J. J. Poveromo, “Flow Maldistribution in Packed Beds: A Comparison of measurements and Predictions”, AIChE J. Vol. 21, No. 4, 1975