High-chromium vanadium-titanium magnetite all-pellet integrated burden optimization and softening-melting behavior based on flux pellets

High-chromium vanadium-titanium magnetite(HVTM)is a crucial polymetallic-associated resource to be developed.The allpellet operation is a blast furnace trend that aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the future.By referencing the production data of vanadium-titanium magnetite blast furnaces,this study explored the softening-melting behavior of high-chromium vanadium-titanium magnetite and obtained the optimal integrated burden based on flux pellets.The results show that the burden with a composition of 70wt%flux pellets and 30wt%acid pellets exhibits the best softening-melting properties.In comparison to that of the single burden,the softening-melting characteristic temperature of this burden composition was higher.The melting interval first increased from 307 to 362℃and then decreased to 282℃.The maximum pressure drop(ΔPmax)decreased from 26.76 to 19.01 kPa.The permeability index(S)dropped from 4643.5 to 2446.8 kPa·℃.The softening-melting properties of the integrated burden were apparently improved.The acid pellets played a role in withstanding load during the softening process.The flux pellets in the integrated burden exhibited a higher slag melting point,which increased the melting temperature during the melting process.The slag homogeneity and the TiC produced by over-reduction led to the gas permeability deterioration of the single burden.The segregation of the flux and acid pellets in the HVTM proportion and basicity mainly led to the better softening-melting properties of the integrated burden.

Selective leaching of vanadium from V-Ti magnetite concentrates by pellet calcification roasting-H_(2)SO_(4) leaching process

A novel method of pellet calcification roasting-H_(2)SO_(4) leaching was proposed to efficiently separate and extract vanadium(V)from vanadium-titanium(V-Ti)magnetite concentrates.The leaching rate of V is as high as 88.98%,while the leaching rate of impurity iron is only 1.79%.Moreover,the leached pellets can be used as raw materials for blast furnace ironmaking after secondary roasting.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry(SEMEDS)analyses showed that V^(3+)was oxidized to V^(5+)after roasting at 1200℃,and V^(5+)was then leached by H_(2)SO_(4).X-ray diffraction(XRD)analyses and single factor experiment revealed a minimal amount of dissolved Fe_(2)O_(3) during H_(2)SO_(4) leaching.Therefore,a high separation degree of V and iron(Fe)from V-Ti magnetite concentrate was achieved through H_(2)SO_(4) leaching.Compared with the traditional roastingleaching process,this process can achieve a high selectivity of V and Fe,and has excellent prospects for industrial production.

Oxidation behavior of artificial magnetite pellets

The oxidation behavior of artificial magnetite pellets was investigated through measurements of the oxidation degree and mineralogical analysis. The results show that artificial magnetite pellets are much easier to oxidize than natural magnetite. The oxidation is controlled through two different reaction mechanisms. The oxidation of artificial magnetite is dominated by internal diffusion, with an activation energy of 8.40 kJ/mol, at temperatures less than 800°C, whereas it is controlled by chemical reaction, with a reaction activation energy of 67.79 kJ/mol, at temperatures greater than 800°C. In addition, factors such as the oxygen volume fraction and the pellet diameter strongly influence the oxidation of artificial magnetite: a larger oxygen volume fraction and a smaller pellet diameter result in a much faster oxidation process.

Effect of diboron trioxide on the crushing strength and smelting mechanism of high-chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite pellets

The effect of diboron trioxide(B_2O_3) on the crushing strength and smelting mechanism of high-chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite pellets was investigated in this work. The main characterization methods were X-ray fluorescence, inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectroscopy, mercury injection porosimetry, X-ray diffraction, metallographic microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The results showed that the crushing strength increased greatly with increasing B_2O_3 content and that the increase in crushing strength was strongly correlated with a decrease in porosity, the formation of liquid phases, and the growth and recrystallization consolidation of hematite crystalline grains. The smelting properties were measured under simulated blast furnace conditions; the results showed that the smelting properties within a certain B_2O_3 content range were improved and optimized except in the softening stage. The valuable element B was easily transformed to the slag, and this phenomenon became increasingly evident with increasing B_2O_3 content. The formation of Ti(C,N) was mostly avoided, and the slag and melted iron were separated well during smelting with the addition of B_2O_3. The size increase of the melted iron was consistent with the gradual optimization of the dripping characteristics with increasing B_2O_3 content.

PREPARATION OF IRON CARBIDE FROM MAGNETITE PELLETS BY CO-H_2 MIXTURES REDUCTION

A method of preparing iron carbide by reducing magnetite pellets with H2-CO mixtures is presented. The results show that an over 90 percent conversion ratio of iron carbide can be reached at 973 K and 1073 K under the suitable atmosphere. The reaction process to prepare iron carbide from magnetite pellets can be divided into two stages: reduction of magnetite pellets and carburization of reduction products. The carbon deposition has a great influence on the formation of iron carbide. In order to get a high conversion ratio of iron carbide, the relative weight loss value (m) should be controlled between 0.5 to 0.8.

Oxidation and roasting characteristics of artificial magnetite pellets

Compared with natural magnetite concentrate, artificial magnetite with more lattice defects and higher activity tends to be oxidized. And the artificial magnetite pellet at the temperature of 400 °C has the oxidation degree approaching to natural magnetite concentrate pellet fired at 1000 °C. Besides, two kinds of pellets displayed quite different roasting characteristics. When preheated at the same temperature for the same period of time, natural magnetite concentrate pellet and artificial magnetite concentrate pellet need to be roasted at the temperature of 1100 °C and 1250 °C, respectively, for 25 min to reach the compressive strength of 3000 N per pellet. When roasted at the same temperature of 1200 °C, natural magnetite pellet and artificial magnetite pellet need to be roasted for 15 min and 30 min, respectively, to reach the compressive strength over 3000 N per pellet. It can be seen from the test that artificial magnetite pellet has a faster oxidation, resulting in the high porosity in the produced pellet, and it requires a roasting process at higher temperature for a longer time to reach the desired compressive strength for industrial production.

Isothermal Oxidation Kinetics of Artificial Magnetite Pellets

In order to establish the kinetics of oxidation of artificial magnetite pellets, we comprehensively studied kinetics of the oxidation of artificial magnetite pellets from low temperature to high temperature using chemical analysis. The results show that when the oxidation temperature is below 1 073 K（800 ℃）, the reaction is controlled by the step of internal diffusion, and the model function is 23 G（a） =1-3（1-x）;+2（1-x）(α, reaction degree). When the temperature is above 1 073 K（800 ℃）, the reaction mechanism was chemical reaction, and the model function is 13 G（a） =1-（1-x）;. The apparent activation energy for the oxidation of artificial magnetite pellets was also determined, which was 8.90 kJ/mol for the low temperature and 67.79 kJ/mol for the high temperature. Based on the derived kinetic equation for the oxidation of artificial magnetite pellets, the calculated value is consistent with the experimental data. Compared with that of nature magnetite pellets, the apparent activation energy is decreased obviously, which indicates that the artificial magnetite pellets are oxidized more easily than nature magnetite pellets.

Effect of alumina occurrence form on metallurgical properties of hematite and magnetite pellets

The effect of alumina occurrence form on the metallurgical properties of both hematite and magnetite pellets was investigated at the same Al_(2)O level of 2 wt.%,including reduction index(RI),low-temperature reduction disintegration index(RDI),reduction swelling index(RSI),and high-temperature softening-dripping performance.The mineralogy of fired pellets was also studied to reveal the influence of alumina occurrence form on the phase composition and microstructure.From the results,the alumina occurrence form presents tremendous impacts on the metallurgical perfor-mance of both magnetite and hematite pellets.Addition of all alumina occurrence forms contributes to inferior reducibility of pellets,especially in the case of gibbsite for magnetite pellets with a RI of 58.4%and kaolinite for hematite pellets with a RI of 56.8%.However,addition of all alumina occurrence forms improves the RDI of magnetite pellets,while there is no significant difference among various alumina occurrence forms.In contrast,alumina occurrence forms have little influence on the RDI of hematite pellets.The presence of free alumina,gibbsite,and kaolinite tends to improve the RSI of hematite and magnetite pellets,whereas hercynite gives the opposite trend with a RSI of 25.6%.For softening-dripping performance of magnetite pellets,all alumina occurrence forms contribute to narrower softening-melting interval.Meanwhile,alumina,gibbsite,and kaolinite give narrower softening-dripping interval,at 229,217,and 88℃,respectively,whereas addition of hercynite results in the largest melting range at 276℃ due to its high melting point.Regarding hematite pellets,free alumina,gibbsite,and hercynite tend to enlarge melting range,whereas kaolinite contributes to lower dripping temperature of 1148℃ and narrow softening-dripping interval of 88℃ due to the formation of a greater amount of slag phase at high temperatures.

Optimized use of MgO flux in the agglomeration of high-chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite

The optimized use of MgO flux in the agglomeration of high-chromium vanadium-titanium magnetite was investigated system- atically through sinter and pellet experiments. MgO was added in the form of magnesite. When the content of MgO in the sinter was in- creased from 1.95wt% to 2.63wt%, the low-temperature reduction degradation index increased from 80.57% to 82.71%. When the content of MgO in the pellet was increased from 1.14wt% to 2.40wt%, the reduction swelling index decreased from 15.2% to 8.6%; however, the com- pressive strength of the oxidized pellet decreased dramatically and it was 1985 N with an MgO content of 1.14wt%. This compressive strength does not satisfy the requirements for blast-furnace production. When all of the aforementioned results were taken into account, the sinter with a high MgO content （2.63wt%） matching the pellet with a low MgO content （less than 1.14wt%） was the rational burden structure for smelting high-chromium vanadium-titanium magnetite in blast furnaces.

钒钛磁铁矿带式焙烧机球团质量提升工艺研究及实践

攀钢西昌带式焙烧机生产线是国内第一条钒钛矿带式焙烧机球团生产线,投产后成品球平均抗压强度偏低,单个成品球团矿平均抗压强度≥1950 N。本文从原料结构、造球工序、带式焙烧机工艺操作等方面分析原因,采取的优化措施包括:控制原料中TiO_(2)质量分数≤12%、V_(2)O_(5)质量分数≤1%、Al_(2)O_(3)质量分数<2.0%、MgO质量分数<1.8%,精矿粒度-200目占比75%~80%,碱度应控制0.6倍左右,膨润土配比应适当降低至1.2%~1.4%,生球粒度10~12.5 mm占比≥60%;重力除尘灰配比>1.5%,或者烧结机头除尘灰配比>1.5%;焙烧机工艺操作制度为鼓干段温度300~330℃、抽干段温度370~390℃、预热温度梯度500℃→1200℃、焙烧段温度1230~1240℃、大烟罩内氧质量分数17.3%~18.0%。工艺优化后,单个球团平均抗压强度约2348 N,达到了考核指标;排放烟气中烟尘含量2.54 mg/Nm^(3)、SO_(2)含量3.13 mg/Nm^(3)、NO_(x)含量41.42 mg/Nm^(3)、基准氧含量17.54%,均满足国家排放标准。

钒钛磁铁矿制备熔剂性球团工艺优化

为探究合理的钒钛磁铁矿熔剂性球团造球工艺制度及生球冷态性能,以钒钛磁铁矿为原料制备熔剂性球团。结果表明:随着造球时间由10 min增加至18 min,生球抗压强度和落下强度均得到提高,爆裂温度降低了95℃,且在造球时间为14 min时,生球抗压强度为11.6 N/个,落下强度为5.1次/个,生球性能较好;随着造球水分由7%增加至10%,生球抗压强度先升高后降低,落下强度逐渐升高,爆裂温度降低了63℃,且在造球水分为8%时,生球抗压强度为10.2 N/个,落下强度为4.2次/个,均能够满足生球质量要求;随着膨润土用量由0.6%增加至1.4%时,生球抗压强度和落下强度均得到提高,爆裂温度升高了89℃,且在膨润土用量为1.0%时,生球抗压强度为10.4 N/个,落下强度为4.8次/个,均满足质量要求。

Effect of aluminum oxide on the compressive strength of pellets

Analytical-reagent-grade Al2O3 was added to magnetite ore during the process of pelletizing, and the methods of mercury intru-sion, scanning electron microscopy, and image processing were used to investigate the effect of Al2O3 on the compressive strength of the pellets. The results showed that, as the Al2O3 content increased, the compressive strength of the pellets increased slightly and then decreased gradually. When a small amount of Al2O3 was added to the pellets, the Al2O3 combined with fayalite （2FeO＆#183;SiO2） and the aluminosilicate （2FeO＆#183;2Al2O3＆#183;5SiO2） was generated, which releases some iron oxide and reduces the inhibition of fayalite to the solid phase of consolidation. When Al2O3 increased sequentially, high melting point of Al2O3 particles hinder the oxidation of Fe3O4 and the recrystallization of Fe2O3, making the internal porosity of the pellets increase, which leads to the decrease in compressive strength of the pellets.

High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Vanadium,Titanium-Bearing Magnetite Pellet

By means of isothermal oxidation and chemical analysis, great importance was attached to the parameters that made effects on the oxidation degree of vanadium, titanium-bearing magnetite pellet in high-temperature processing （1 073- 1 323 K）. Based on the experimental data, oxidation kinetics of pellet was analyzed according to shrinking unreacted-core model subsequently. Experiment results display that the oxidation degree of pellet increases with increasing of oxidation time, oxidation temperature and oxygen content, as well as shrinking of pellet diameter. Under the condition of oxidation time 20 min, oxidation temperature 1223 K, oxygen content 15%, and pellet diameter 12 mm, oxidation degree of pellet reaches 92.92%. The analysis of oxidation kinetics indicates that oxidation process of pellet is controlled by chemical reaction with activation energy 68.64 kJ/mol at a relatively lower temperature （1073-1 173 K）. Oxidation process of pellet is mixed-controlled by chemistry reaction and diffusion with activation energy 39.66 kJ/mol in the temperature range of 1 173-1 273 K. When oxidation temperature is higher than 1 273 K, the limited link of oxidation reaction is the diffusion control with the activation energy 20.85 kJ/mol. These results can serve as a reference to the production of vanadium, titanium-hearing magnetite pellet.

Oxidation and Induration Characteristics of Pellets Made from Western Australian Ultrafine Magnetite Concentrates and Its Utilization Strategy

Western Australian magnetite concentrates normally have ultrafine granularity and much higher specific surface areas than Chinese magnetite concentrates owing to the significant pre-grinding and beneficiation for saleable iron grade. Such characteristics will inevitably affect the subsequent pelletization process. However, very few investi- gations have been done before. Thus, the oxidation and induration characteristics of pellet made from a Western Aus- tralian ultrafine magnetite concentrate were revealed by conducting routine preheating-roasting tests in an electric tube furnace and investigating the microstructure of fired pellets under an optical microscope in comparison with that of pellets made from typical Chinese magnetite concentrate. The liquidus regions of CaO-SiO2-Fe2O3 and CaO-SiO2- Al2O3 ternary systems in air at various temperatures were calculated by FactSage software to explain the importance of liquid phase in the consolidation of fired pellets. The results show that pellet made from ultrafine magnetite con- centrate possesses better oxidability and preheating performance than that made from Chinese magnetite concentrate. However, it has inferior roasting performance, usually requiring conditions of roasting at 1280℃ for at least 30 rain to acquire sufficiently high compressive strength, which are attributed to higher temperature sensitivity caused by its smaller particle size and less formation of liquid phase because of low impurities like CaO and Al2O3 in raw materials. Correspondingly, its roasting performanee can be significantly improved by blending with Chinese magnetite concen- trates or increasing the pellet basicity （WCaO/WSiO2）. By comprehensive evaluation, blending with Chinese iron ore concentrates is an appropriate way to utilize Western Australia ultrafine magnetite concentrates.

Kinetics of Oxidation Reaction for Magnetite Pellets

An experiment for the oxidation process of single magnetite pellet and theoretical analysis based on modi lied unreacted core shrinking （MUCS） model were carried out, and the controlling mechanisms of the initial and de veloping reactions were examined, respectively. From the study of the initial reaction, it was found that the chemical reaction of surface is the controlling step of the overall reaction when the temperature is up to about 750 K, while the mass transfer through the gaseous boundary layer dominates the reaction rate when the temperature is above 750 K. As the reaction developing within the pellet, the mass transfer through the produced layer becomes the controlling step. In addition, the effects of reaction conditions （such as oxygen concentration, temperature） on the fractional oxidation of magnetite pellet were determined.

Mechanism of Strength Improvement of Magnetite Pellet by Adding Boron-bearing Iron Concentrate

The mechanism of improving compressive strength of magnetite pellet by adding boron-bearing iron concentrate was studied. Boron-bearing iron concentrate and magnetite were mixed, pelletized and roasted under differ ent roasting conditions. Then, compressive strength of pellets was tested, and polished sections of the roasted pellets were analyzed from the perspective of mineralogy. Finally, the effects of different proportions, roasting temperatures and roasting time of boron-bearing iron concentrate on the compressive strength of magnetite pellets were investigated and explained.

Improving roasting performance and consolidation of pellets made of ultrafine and super high grade magnetite concentrates by modifying basicity

For improving the strength of pellets made of ultrafine and super-high-grade magnetite concentrates,the influence of basicity(CaO/SiO2 ratio)on the roasting and consolidation of pellets was investigated.The results showed that with the basicity of pellets increasing from 0.09 to 0.60,the compressive strength of both preheated and roasted pellets achieved an evident improvement from 502 and 2519 to 549 and 3096 N/pellet,respectively;meanwhile,the roasting time decreased from 15 to 9.min.The low-viscosity liquid phases were easily generated in fired pellets at the basicity range of 0.40-0.60 under the roasting temperature of 1240℃,filled the voids between hematite particles and tightened the bonding among particles,effectively restraining the generation of concentric cracks and decreasing the porosity of fired pellets;low-viscosity liquid phases facilitated the solid diffusion of hematite,leading to the formation of coarse hematite crystals and thicker connecting necks.

程潮磁铁精矿磁悬浮精选机提精降杂试验研究

为使程潮选矿厂的精矿球团满足氢基竖炉对品质的要求,在对现场精矿进行详细分析的基础上,采用悬浮磁精选机进行了精选试验。结果表明,试样不磨矿,直接进行2段悬浮磁精选机精选,可获得品位为68.63%、回收率为96.51%的精矿,并产生品位为36.11%、回收率为3.49%的精选尾矿;试样在磨矿细度为-37μm占75%、上升水流为12 L/min、磁场强度为8.8 kA/m情况下进行2段悬浮磁精选机精选,可获得品位为68.71%、回收率为98.81%的精矿,品位为18.38%的尾矿经磁选管再选可降至14.62%,获得的品位为51.06%、流程回收率为0.34%的低品位精矿可返回再磨作业。虽然2个流程均能获得符合目标要求的精矿,但有预先磨矿的流程不仅精矿品位略高,且回收率高2.3个百分点,因此,该流程有一定的优越性。

Reduction Kinetics of Vanadium Titano-Magnetite Carbon Composite Pellets Adding Catalysts Under High Temperature

Experiments were carried out by adding CaF2 and NaF as catalysts in an Ar atmosphere to study the isothermal reduction kinetics of vanadium titano-magnetite carbon composite pellets under high temperature in the range from 1 473 to 1 673 K. The scanning electron microscope （SEM） was used to characterize the microstructure of product. By analyzing reduction mechanism, it was found that the rate controlling step was gas diffusion, and the activation energy was 178.39 kJ/mol without adding any catalysts. Adding CaF2 or NaF of 3% to vanadium titano-magnetite carbon composite pellets can decrease the apparent activation energy of reduction, and the decrease extent was 14.95 and 15.79 kJ/mol, respectively. In addition, temperature was an important factor influencing on reaction rate.

Modelling and numerical simulation of isothermal oxidation of an individual magnetite pellet based on computational fluid dynamics

A mathematical model based on the computational fluid dynamics method,heat and mass transfer in porous media and the unreacted shrinking core model for the oxidation reaction of an individual magnetite pellet during preheating was established.The commercial software COMSOL Multiphysics was used to simulate the change in the oxidation degree of the pellet at different temperatures and oxygen concentrations,and the simulated results were compared with the exper-imental results.The model considered the influence of the exothermic heat of the reaction,and the enthalpy change was added to calculate the heat released by the oxidation.The results show that the oxidation rate on the surface of the pellet is much faster than that of the inside of the pellet.Temperature and oxygen concentration have great influence on the pellet oxidation model.Meanwhile,the exothermic calculation results show that there is a non-isothermal phenomenon inside the pellet,which leads to an increase in temperature inside the single pellet.Under the preheating condition of 873-1273 K(20%oxygen content),the heat released by the pellet oxidation reaction in a chain grate is 7.8×10^(6)-10.8×10^(6) kJ/h,which is very large and needs to be considered in the magnetite pellet oxidation modelling.