Utilization of High-Alumina Iron Ore in Pellet Making Through Process Optimization

IF 1.6 4区材料科学 Q2 Materials Science

Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals Pub Date : 2024-07-03 DOI:10.1007/s12666-024-03390-0

Ravindra Kumar, Ravi Kant Sagar, Rameshwar Sah, Vyshnu Kumar, Raghunath Srinidhi, G. Balachandran

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The demand for pellets in blast furnaces has recently increased because of their uniform shape and size, controlled chemistry, iron-enriched feed, high strength, and quality consistency. To meet this demand, low- and medium-grade iron ore fines with alumina (> 3.5 wt%) must be used for pelletization because of the limited availability of high-grade ore. The alumina present in the ore has an adverse effect on the pellet properties because of its refractory nature. Therefore, a study was conducted to optimize the firing temperature and chemistry of the feed blend to produce pellets with good pellet properties. Firing temperature (1280 °C, 1300 °C, and 1320 °C), carbon (1 and 1.2%) in the form of coke fines, and MgO (0.60 and 0.80%) in the form of dolomite were used to optimize the pellet-making process for high-alumina iron ore fines. The best result was obtained for feed blend with 1.2% carbon and 0.80% MgO fired at 1300 °C to produce pellets of cold compressive strength more than 300 kg/pellet, reduction degradation index (− 6.33 mm) near 7%, and porosity near 20%.

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通过工艺优化在制粒过程中利用高铝铁矿石

高炉对球团矿的需求近来有所增加，因为球团矿具有形状和大小均匀、化学成分可控、给料富含铁、强度高和质量稳定等特点。为满足这一需求，由于高品位矿石供应有限，必须使用含氧化铝（3.5 wt%）的中低档铁矿粉进行球团。矿石中的氧化铝具有难熔性，会对球团特性产生不利影响。因此，研究人员对焙烧温度和混合原料的化学成分进行了优化，以生产出具有良好球团特性的球团。研究采用了焙烧温度（1280 ℃、1300 ℃ 和 1320 ℃）、焦炭粉形式的碳（1% 和 1.2%）以及白云石形式的氧化镁（0.60% 和 0.80%）来优化高铝铁矿粉的球团制造工艺。碳含量为 1.2% 和氧化镁含量为 0.80% 的混合料在 1300 °C 煅烧时获得了最佳效果，生产出的球团冷抗压强度超过 300 千克/球团，还原降解指数（- 6.33 毫米）接近 7%，孔隙率接近 20%。

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Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals Materials Science-Metals and Alloys

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