Growth of metallic iron particles during reductive roasting of boron-bearing magnetite concentrate

The growing characteristics of metallic iron particles during reductive roasting of boron-bearing magnetite concentrate under different conditions were investigated.The size of the metallic iron particles was quantitatively measured via optical image analysis with consideration of size calibration and weighted ratio of image numbers in the core,middle and periphery zones of cross-section of pellets.In order to guarantee the measurement accuracy,54 images were captured in total for each specimen,with a weighted ratio of 1:7:19 with respect to the core,middle and periphery section of the cross-section of pellets.Increasing reduction temperature and time is favorable to the growth of metallic iron particles.Based on the modification of particle size measurement,in terms of time(t)and temperature(T)a predicting model of metallic iron particle size(D),was established as:D=125−0.112t−0.2352T−5.355×10^−4t^2+2.032×10^−4t∙T+1.134×10^−4T^2.

硼铁矿直接还原过程中金属铁颗粒的生长特性

硼铁矿是中国含硼原料的主要来源,其加工利用的关键在于硼和铁的分离。研究了不同条件下硼铁矿在直接还原过程中金属铁颗粒的生长特性,可为硼铁矿中硼和铁的有效分离提供理论支撑,从而达到硼铁矿资源化利用的目的。采用Leica DMI5000M光学显微镜获得还原球团中金属铁颗粒的显微图像后,通过Image-Pro Plus 6.0图像软件对显微图像进行金属铁颗粒粒径的分析统计,并采用化学分析的方法对还原产品中铁的金属化率进行检测,同时利用扫描电镜研究了Na_(2)CO_(3)促进铁氧化物还原的作用机理和金属铁颗粒的生长行为。结果表明,Na_(2)CO_(3)作用下硼铁矿球团中的铁氧化物能有效被还原,随着还原时间的延长,还原球团中铁的金属化率和金属铁颗粒的平均粒径均有效增大,在还原温度为1100℃、还原时间为60 min的条件下,不添加Na_(2)CO_(3)的焙烧产物中铁的金属化率和金属铁颗粒的平均粒径分别为84.36%和8.55μm,而在添加15%Na_(2)CO_(3)后于同样条件下焙烧,产物中铁的金属化率和金属铁颗粒的平均粒径分别为91.72%和14.07μm;SEM-EDS分析结果说明,Na_(2)CO_(3)不仅有促进金属铁和其他物质分离的作用,而且还会影响金属铁颗粒在还原焙烧过程中的迁移行为;在直接还原过程中,金属铁颗粒先由“点”接触变为“颈”接触,然后重新相交形成新的晶界成为多边形颗粒,最后多边形颗粒间互相连接形成致密化集合体。