Sintering is a thermal agglomeration process, and its main raw materials are iron ore, returning sinter ore, fluxes, and coke (FernándezGonzález, RuizBustinza, Mochón, GonzálezGasca, Verdeja, 2017). The high energy consumption and serious pollution associated with the sintering process have always been an important concern of iron and ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Iron ore sintering is one of the key steps in the ironmaking process, where granulated pellets are transformed into sinter in the sintering machine, providing an ideal raw material for ironmaking blast furnace. Drum granulation in the sintering process plays an essential role in determining the final sintering performance.
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WhatsApp: +86 18037808511The total reaction involved in the process of sintering is the sum of a number of reactions which involve reactions in heating zone, reactions in sintering zone and reactions in cooling zone. These reactions are illustrated schematically for typical sintering of a limefluxed haematite ore in Fig. 11. Fig. : Development of Minerals during ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18037808511iron ore sintering. In iron processing: Sintering. .of fine coke (known as coke breeze) within the ore generates the necessary heat. Before being delivered to the sinter machine, the ore mixture is moistened to cause fine particles to stick to larger ones, and then the appropriate amount of coke is added. Initially, coke on the upper surface..
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WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Therefore, the aggregation action of the binding phase in the iron ore sintering process can be improved (Yang et al., 2004). Show abstract With the objectives of reducing CO 2 emissions and applying hydrogenenriched gas in the iron ore sintering process, a mathematical model was developed to simulate the natural gas (NG) injection in the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Using biomass for partial or complete replacement of coke breeze in iron ore sintering process is an attractive technique for reducing emissions of greenhouse gas and gaseous pollutants. But one drawback of this technique is that low or medium grade charcoal may lead to the failure in achieving proper sintering performance. In this paper, the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Iron ore sintering is a material preparation process employed worldwide in the production of iron and steel. According to statistical data on pollution, sintering plants rank second in terms of toxic emissions, after the incineration of municipal solid waste ( Menad et al., 2006, Remus et al., 2013 ).
WhatsApp: +86 18037808511als. Other phases typically observed in iron ore sinters are primary and secondary hematite (Fe 2O 3), magnetite (Fe 3O 4), dicalcium silicate ( 2, C 2S), and glass. 1) During the iron ore sintering process the material in the sinter bed experiences a range of process conditions, in particular changes in temperature and oxygen partial ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the sintering process. The sintering process is energy intensive and produces a considerable amount of CO 2 from the combustion and calcination of coke breeze and carbonates, respectively. The process is carried out by mixing iron ore with other additives, 35 wt.% coke breeze and correcting the blend ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Sinter is the primary feed material for making iron in a blast furnace. Sinter is created by mixing iron ore concentrate with several additives such as limestone and silica to control the chemistry and then igniting it at 1200°C in a continuous beltfed furnace. Sinter feed composition control is important because the various sinter feed ...
WhatsApp: +86 18037808511There are many studies showing formation of NO and SO 2 during combustion in the sinter mix conditions. Pan et al. [ 13] showed the formation of NO and SO 2 with time during the iron ore sintering process. The formation of NO was nearly constant from 2 to 16 minutes, but SO 2 showed two high peaks at 1 and 15 minutes.
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WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Raw material. Iron ore blending, fuels, and fluxes (including dolomite, limestone, and quicklime) were utilized to produce sinter with total Fe (TFe) %, SiO 2 %, basicity (R = CaO/SiO 2), and MgO %.The chemical compositions of raw materials and their mass fractions are given in Table proximate analysis of coke breeze and chemical composition of its ash are shown in Table 2.
WhatsApp: +86 18037808511Anthracite and coke are evenly coated by iron ore powder during the sintering raw materials granulation process. The granular sintering raw materials are loaded into the sintering machine, where the surface of sintering raw materials is ignited and sintered from top to bottom under the action of vertical airflow [24].As shown in Fig. 3, the sintering bed can be divided into multiple layers ...
WhatsApp: +86 18037808511It is also vital that the fuel is energyefficient and nonpolluting. To date, metallurgical grade coke breeze has been almost universally employed for the iron ore sintering process and is generally recognized as being the best fuel for this purpose (Niesler et al. 2014). Coke breeze is the undersize fraction arising from the screening of blast ...
WhatsApp: +86 18037808511In this case, the iron ore sintering process serves as the first step in the ironmaking process and provides the main raw material for the blast furnace. The sintering process consists of the following three phases (Er et al., 2000). First, the raw materials including iron ore, coke, coal, quick lime, returned sinter, and other additives are ...
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