摘要:
A novel process for the conversion of reactor feed to iron carbide is provided. The process includes the step of preheating the reactor feed in an oxidizing atmosphere. The iron carbide produced by the process is particularly useful in the production of steel.
摘要:
A method of controlling product quality in a conversion of reactor feed to an iron carbide-containing product in a fluidized bed reactor. A Mossbauer analysis is performed on product samples leaving the fluidized bed reactor, and a regression analysis is performed on the Mossbauer data. Depending upon the results of the regression analysis, process parameters are adjusted in order to obtain a product having a desired composition. Adjustments are made to the temperature and pressure in the fluidized bed reactor, rate of feed to the fluidized bed reactor, and the composition of the process gas which reacts with the reactor feed in the fluidized bed reactor, dependent upon the analysis results.
摘要:
The present invention is a process for the rapid conversion of iron oxide-containing material into iron carbide. The process includes a first step in which the iron oxide-containing material is contacted with a reducing gas that contains a high concentration of hydrogen gas to form a metallic iron-containing intermediate product and a second step in which the metallic iron-containing product is contacted with a carburizing gas having high concentrations of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas to produce iron carbide. The unused carbon monoxide in the off-gas from the second step is not recycled to the second step but is used as a fuel source.
摘要:
A process for controlling the conversion of reactor feed to iron carbide is disclosed. The reactor feed is subjected to a process gas in a fluidized bed reactor (10), and the off-gas from this reaction is analyzed (56) to determine its composition and the temperature (64) and pressure (66). A stability phase diagram is generated based on the temperature. Different regions of the stability phase diagram are representative of different products being formed by the conversion of the reactor feed. Based on relative concentrations of the individual gases in the off-gas and the total pressure, a point is plotted on the stability phase diagram indicative of the favored reaction product. The process parameters can then be adjusted to insure that iron carbide can be produced from the reactor feed based on the stability phase diagram. In one embodiment, the rate of conversion of the reactor feed into iron carbide is controlled.
摘要:
A novel design for a fluidized bed reactor is provided. The fluidized bed reactor includes a baffle system to ensure the proper residence time of the feed materials. The fluidized bed reactor also provides a novel method for reducing the negative effects of thermal expansion in the reactor.
摘要:
A process for producing iron carbide in a fluid bed reactor in which the pressure is maintained in excess of the pressure at which the mole fraction of hydrogen in the process gas begins to decrease. The hydrogen concentration may also be increased above the equilibrium concentration for hydrogen at the temperature and pressure in the reactor. Further improvements are gained by preheating a iron ore reactor feed in which the iron oxide is primarily in the form of hematite under a reducing atmosphere, and using at least two fluid bed reactors in series.
摘要:
A process for converting iron oxide to iron carbide using hydrogen as a reducing gas. Water is generated by the reduction of the iron oxides using hydrogen. The amount of water present in the reactor system is controlled and the water is contacted with methane in order to internally generate carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide gas. The carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide is subsequently employed to carburize the iron to iron carbide.
摘要:
The object of the invention is to provide a process for the recovery of iron and nickel from low iron content laterite ores.Said process comprises subjecting the ore to a carburizing step in the presence of a reducing agent and carbon supplying agent to convert the iron to iron carbide, followed by smelting the residue or product of the carburizing step to produce a ferronickel product.An alternative embodiment is the recovery of the iron and nickel from the product of the carburizing step by magnetic separation.
摘要:
The object of the invention is to provide a process for the recovery of iron and zinc from steel making flue dust.The process comprises subjecting the flue dust to a carbiding step in a fluid bed in the presence of a reducing agent and a carbon supplying agent to break down the zinc ferrite structure and convert the iron to iron carbide, followed by heating the residue or product of the carbiding step to recover zinc by evaporization.The iron carbide produced may be introduced into a steel making furnace for the production of steel.An alternative procedure is the recovery of iron carbide and zinc by magnetic separation from the gangue after the carbiding step and before separation of zinc from iron carbide.
摘要:
The present in a process for the conversion of iron-containing material into iron carbide. The process includes a first step in which the iron-containing material is contacted with a reducing gas that contains no more than a small amount of reactive carbon to produce metallic iron and a second step in which the metallic iron is contacted with a reducing and carburizing gas to produce iron carbide.The reducing and carburizing gas includes reactive carbon, hydrogen, and methane. The iron carbide product is of high purity.