摘要:
A direct reduction process producing DRI from iron oxide particles by reduction at a about 750° C. with a reducing gas mainly H2 and CO, that also includes CO2, H20, and methane, a the reduction reactor and the top gas effluent from the reduction reaction after cooling/scrubbing is split. The resulting first top gas portion with a first hydrocarbon-containing make-up gas passes through a catalytic reformer yielding an improved hot reducing gas first effluent. The second top gas portion passes through a CO2 removal unit and then with the second hydrocarbon-containing make-up gas passes through a heater yielding a hot CO2-lean recycle reducing gas second effluent. The first and second effluents are fed to the reducing zone of the reduction reactor as the reducing gas reactant. The flow rate of at least the second of the two make-up gases is regulated to control the carbon content of the DRI produced.
摘要:
A direct reduction process producing DRI from iron oxide particles by reduction at a about 750° C. with a reducing gas mainly H2 and CO, that also includes CO2, H20, and methane, a the reduction reactor and the top gas effluent from the reduction reaction after cooling/scrubbing is split. The resulting first top gas portion with a first hydrocarbon-containing make-up gas passes through a catalytic reformer yielding an improved hot reducing gas first effluent. The second top gas portion passes through a CO2 removal unit and then with the second hydrocarbon-containing make-up gas passes through a heater yielding a hot CO2-lean recycle reducing gas second effluent. The first and second effluents are fed to the reducing zone of the reduction reactor as the reducing gas reactant. The flow rate of at least the second of the two make-up gases is regulated to control the carbon content of the DRI produced.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for producing direct reduced iron, said method comprising producing direct reduced iron using a pre-treated make-up gas as a reducing agent in a direct reduced iron reactor (10), and wherein producing direct reduced iron is carried-out using a zero-reformer process in which catalytic reformation of the pre-treated make-up gas is carried-out "in situ" within the direct reduced iron reactor (10) such that the pre-treated make-up gas is subjected to no further catalytic reaction besides the catalytic reactions that occur inside said direct reduced iron reactor (10),characterized in thatsaid method comprises: - pre-treating a stream of said make-up gas containing heavy hydrocarbons by subjecting the stream of make-up gas to a low temperature adiabatic reforming at a temperature comprised between 300°C and 600°C, prior to using said stream of make-up gas as a reducing agent for producing direct reduced iron; - subjecting said pre-treated stream of make-up gas to adjusting humidity content of said stream of make-up gas after said low temperature adiabatic reforming by bypassing said stream of make-up gas to selectively split said stream into a first part (128) of said stream of make-up gas and a second part (130) of said stream of make-up gas and subjecting said first part (128) to a water separation and then mixing said first part (128) to said second part (130) to obtain a reducing stream (146) to be sent to direct reduced iron production.