Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pelletizing method. The present invention provides a method for producing pellets fired in a pelletizing kiln, including the steps of providing a bed of green pellets to be fired inside the pelletizing kiln, adding fuel briquettes to the bed of green pellets before firing said pellets inside the pelletizing kiln, and firing the green pellets inside the pelletizing kiln.
Abstract:
The application describes pellets comprising particulate iron ore and between 0.05 and 1.0% by weight of an organic binder. The use of such pellets in electric arc furnaces to produce steel is also described.
Abstract:
The reduced iron manufacturing method of the present invention includes preparing an agglomerate by agglomerating a mixture containing an iron oxide-containing substance and a carbonaceous reducing agent, and preparing reduced iron by heating the agglomerate to reduce iron oxide in the agglomerate, characterized in that Expression (I) as follows is satisfied: Cfix×Xunder105/OFeO≤51 (I) where OFeO is the mass percentage of oxygen contained in the iron oxide in the agglomerate, Cfix is the mass percentage of total fixed carbon contained in the agglomerate, and Xunder105 is the mass percentage of particles having a particle diameter of 105 μm or less with respect to the total mass of particles configuring the carbonaceous reducing agent.
Abstract:
Composition in the form of green or thermally treated briquettes comprising at least one “quick” calcium-magnesium compound and an iron-based compound, the method of production thereof and uses thereof.
Abstract:
A method of introducing carbon to an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) used for melting steel, and a composition of matter including carbon, and made in a briquette form. The composition comprises between 45 and 96 weight percent of a carbon-containing material, between 2 and 30 weight percent of a basic oxide, and between 2 and 25 weight percent of a binder material. The method comprises mixing between 45 and 96 weight percent of a carbon-containing material, between 2 and 30 weight percent of a basic oxide, and between 2 and 25 weight percent of a binder material to form a solid material mixture; compressing individual portions of the solid material mixture into compressed briquettes; curing the compressed briquettes into solid briquettes; and adding the solid briquettes into the molten steel in the electric arc steelmaking furnace.
Abstract:
Composition in the form of green or thermally treated briquettes comprising at least one “quick” calcium-magnesium compound comprising an iron-based compound and method of production thereof as well uses thereof.
Abstract:
A method for producing granular metallic iron of the present invention includes: an agglomeration step of obtaining agglomerates through agglomeration of a mixture that contains an iron oxide-containing material and a carbonaceous reducing agent; and a granulation step of obtaining granular metallic iron by heating the agglomerates, reducing iron oxides in the agglomerates, aggregating generated metallic iron to be granular while separating the metallic iron from slag generated as a by-product, and thereafter cooling and solidifying the metallic iron, wherein agglomerates satisfying all the conditions given by formulas (1) to (3) below are used as the agglomerates: (1) [(total CaO amount+total SiO2 amount+total Al2O3 amount)/total Fe amount]≧0.250; (2) (total CaO amount/total SiO2 amount)≧0.9; (3) [total Al2O3 amount/(total CaO amount+total SiO2 amount+total Al2O3 amount)]×100≧9.7. In the formulas, the total CaO amount, the total SiO2 amount, the total Al2O3 amount and the total Fe amount respectively represent the mass percentage of CaO, the mass percentage of SiO2, the mass percentage of Al2O3 and the mass percentage of Fe contained in the agglomerates.
Abstract:
A briquette for addition to the charge in a steelmaking or ironmaking furnace comprises a quantity of carbon fines, a material in powdered form, the material selected from the group consisting of iron powder and iron oxide, the material densifying the briquette and suppressing the slippery nature of the carbon fines, a quantity of magnesium carbonate, and a binder.
Abstract:
A process for treating iron-bearing material with a carbonaceous material to form a mixture, wherein the amount of carbonaceous material added exceeds the stoichiometric amount required to reduce the metal oxide to elemental metal. In one embodiment, the process also includes blending an organic binder with the mixture. The mixture is agglomerated using compaction to bond the mixture and form green compacts. The green compacts are loaded into a heated furnace and heated for about 5-12 minutes at a temperature of between about 2100.degree.-2500.degree. F. and at a CO/CO.sub.2 ratio of about 1.5-2.5 proximate the discharge area to reduce the iron oxide containing compacts to compacts containing elemental iron and an excess amount of carbonaceous material wherein the excess amount of carbonaceous material counteracts re-oxidation of the elemental iron. The reduced compacts are then discharged from the furnace. The furnace includes counterflow and co-flow exhaust to maintain the charge area and the discharge area of the furnace at a pressure about equal to atmospheric pressure.
Abstract:
A process for forming agglomerates of metallurgical dust containing metal sulphates for recycling to extractive processes includes adding lime particles and a small amount of water, forming a mixture and extruding the damp mixture and allowing the extruded agglomerates to become hard and shape retentive. The material agglomerated may be water soluble metal sulphate containing particles or mixtures of such particles with other value metal bearing waste or by-products of metallurgical processes. Optionally additional binding agents comprising cement and hydrocarbonaceous substances such as wax may be added to the mixture.