Preparation of titanium dioxide from titania-rich slag by molten NaOH method

Preparing titanium dioxide from titania-rich slag （TiO2 73wt%） by molten NaOH method has been developed. The effects of temperature and reaction time on the titanium conversion were investigated. The results showed that temperature had significant influence on the titanium conversion as well as the structure of the product. About 92% of titanium in the titania-rich slag could be converted after reacting with NaOH at 500℃ for 1 h. Metatitanic acid was formed through the steps of washing treatment, acid dissolution, and hydrolysis. Well-dispersed spherical titanium dioxide particles with an average size of 0.1-0.4μm can be obtained by calcination of metatitanic acid. In addition, the content of titanium dioxide in the product is up to 98.6wt%, which can be used as pigments after further treatment of coating and crushing.

Status and development of mineral wool made from molten blast furnace slag

This study describes the characteristics of mineral wool and its applications,and also introduces the traditional process of mineral wool made from molten blast furnace （BF） slag. Compared with high energy consumption of the traditional process,the production of mineral wool by using molten BF slag will be able to take full advantage of the sensible heat of molten slag, and also reduce production costs. However, there are also further issues to resolve such as how to obtain the required amount of molten BF slag and how to make it homogeneous. Based on the physical and chemical properties of the molten BF slag,the investigation into the relationship between temperature and viscosity under different acidity coefficients of the slag and silicon mixture was conducted. Combined with the crystallization and phase diagram of slag wool, its heat resistance, water resistance, durability and corrosion resistance were analyzed. Finally, trends of the technology development are proposed.

Electroreduction Kinetics for Molten Oxide Slags

The oxygen-ion conductor, the reducing agent, and the molten oxide slag containing electroactive matter were used as constituent of a galvanic cell. Metal was directly electroreduced from molten slag using a short-circuit galvanic cell. The following galvanic cell was assembled in the present experiment： graphite rod, [-O]Fe-C saturated ｜ZrO2 （MgO） ｜ Cu（1） ＋ （FeO）（slag） , and molybdenum wire. The FeO electroreduction reaction was studied through measuring short circuit current by controlling factors such as temperature, the FeO content in molten slags, and the external circuit resistance. An overall kinetics model was developed to describe the process of FeO electroreductiono It was found that the modeled curves were in good agreement with the experimental values. The new oxide reduction method in the metallurgy with controlled oxygen flow was proposed and the metallurgical theory with controlled oxygen flow was developed.

Recovery and separation of Fe and Mn from simulated chlorinated vanadium slag by molten salt electrolysis

Tailings from the vanadium extraction process are discarded each year as waste,which contain approximately 30 wt%of Fe.In our previous work,we extracted Fe and Mn from vanadium slag,and Fe and Mn existed in the form of FeCl_(2) and MnCl_(2) after chlorination by NH_(4) Cl to achieve effective and green usage of waste containing Fe and Mn.In this work,square wave voltammetry(SWV)and cyclic voltammetry(CV)were applied to investigate the electrochemical behaviors of Fe^(2+)and Mn^(2+)in Na Cl-KCl melt at 800℃.The reduction processes of Fe^(2+)and Mn^(2+)were found to involve one step.The diffusion coefficients of FeCl_(2) and Mn Cl_(2) in molten salt of eutectic mixtures Na Cl-KCl molten salt were measured.The electrodeposition of Fe and Mn were performed using two electrodes at a constant cell voltage.The Mn/Fe mass ratio of the electrodeposited product in Na Cl-KCl-2.13 wt%FeCl_(2)-1.07 wt%Mn Cl_(2) was 0.0625 at 2.3 V.After the electrolysis of NaCl-KCl-2.13 wt%Fe Cl_(2)-1.07 wt%MnCl_(2) melted at 2.3 V,the electrolysis was again started under 3.0 V and the Mn/Fe mass ratio of the electrodeposited product was 36.4.This process provides a novel method to effectively separate Fe and Mn from simulated chlorinated vanadium slag.

Pure metal extraction from molten oxide slag by short-circuit galvanic cell

The oxygen-ion-permeable membrane galvanic short-circuit method has been developed, in which pure metal was directly extracted from the molten oxide slag, and no external voltage is applied. The galvanic cell employed in the experiment was as follows: graphite rod|[O]Fe+C saturation|ZrO2(MgO)|(FeO)(slag)|Fe rod. The reduction current in the galvanic cell consisted of an external short-circuit current and an interior short-circuit current in the oxygen-ion-permeable membrane. The real-time variation of external circuit reduction ratio of the molten slag could be obtained from the curve of the external circuit current to the time.

Predication of Component Activities in the Molten Aluminosilicate Slag CaO-Al_2O_3-SiO_2 by Molecular Interaction Volume Model

A novel thermodynamic model-the molecular interaction volume model （MIVM） which can be reduced to the Flory-Huggins equation of polymer solution was employed for the prediction of component activities in the ternary molten aluminosilicate slag CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 at different temperatures. The results show that the predicted values of activity of CaO, Al2O3 and SiO2 are in reasonably agreement with experimental data in some ranges of their concentrations which are about x1 〈0.25 for CaO, x2=0.05-0.55 for Al2O3 and x3=0.03-0.85 for SiO2. This further shows that MIVM requires only two binary parameters for each sub-binary system to predict activities of all components in a multicomponent solution and is the superior alternative in a molten slag.

Study on Foaming Behaviour of Molten Slag during Smelting Reduction with Iron Bath

The molten slag in smelting reduction with iron bath has peculiar behaviour for its high FeO concentration. Slag foaming is effected by the concentration and reduction rate of FeO, basicity of slag and temperature. Addition of granulated coke can greatly decrease slag foaming extent in the process of smelting reduction with iron bath. The anti-foaming capacity of granulated coke is the best when the ratio of coke used for coke layer to total coke used in smelting reduction is controlled at about 20%.

Pure metal extraction from molten oxide slag by short-circuit galvanic cell

The oxygen-ion-permeable membrane galvanic short-circuit method has been developed, in which pure metal was directly extracted from the molten oxide slag, and no external voltage is applied. The galvanic cell employed in the experiment was as follows: graphite rod|[O][ZrO(MgO)|(FeO))|Fe rod. The reduction current in the galvanic cell consisted of an external short-circuit current and an interior short-circuit current in the oxygen-ion-permeable membrane. The real-time variation of external circuit reduction ratio of the molten slag could be obtained from the curve of the external circuit current to the time.

Rheological behavior and constitutive equations of heterogeneous titanium-bearing molten slag

Experimental studies on the rheological properties of a Ca O–Si O2–Al2O3–Mg O–Ti O2–(Ti C) blast furnace(BF) slag system were conducted using a high-temperature rheometer to reveal the non-Newtonian behavior of heterogeneous titanium-bearing molten slag. By measuring the relationships among the viscosity, the shear stress and the shear rate of molten slags with different Ti C contents at different temperatures, the rheological constitutive equations were established along with the rheological parameters; in addition, the non-Newtonian fluid types of the molten slags were determined. The results indicated that, with increasing Ti C content, the viscosity of the molten slag tended to increase. If the Ti C content was less than 2wt%, the molten slag exhibited the Newtonian fluid behavior when the temperature was higher than the critical viscosity temperature of the molten slag. In contrast, the molten slag exhibited the non-Newtonian pseudoplastic fluid characteristic and the shear thinning behavior when the temperature was less than the critical viscosity temperature. However, if the Ti C content exceeded 4wt%, the molten slag produced the yield stress and exhibited the Bingham and plastic pseudoplastic fluid behaviors when the temperature was higher and lower than the critical viscosity temperature, respectively. When the Ti C content increased further, the yield stress of the molten slag increased and the shear thinning phenomenon became more obvious.

Activity of VO in Molten Ternary CaO-SiO_2-VO Slag

The activity of VO in molten ternary CaO-SiO_2-VO Slag has been determined by chemical equilibrium method, using tin as the solvent metal. The relation between the activity and the content of VO, as well as the effect of slag basicity on activity of VO. are discussed.

CORRELATION OF ION-CLUSTER STRUCTURE WITH BULK VISCOSITY AND DENSITY OF TiO_2-BEARING MOLTEN SLAG

An approach was made to correlate the proposed model of ion-cluster structure and structural parameter of TiO_2-bearing pentan system of molten slag with properties.Re- sults showed that an increase of ions with 4-coordination number in molten slag makes the increase of bulk viscosity and the decrease of density,while ions with 6-coordination number are the contrary.The structural parameter proposed is so fairly interrelated to the properties of slag,that it may be available for the prediction about properties.In comparison with ions of 4-coordination number.Ti is more effective than Al and Si.

ACTIVITY OF TiO_2 IN MOLTEN BLAST FURNACE SLAG

Activity of TiO_2 in the molten blast furnace slag containing TiO_2 has been examined at 1500℃ by means of “molten slag-Sn” chemical equilibrium method,using metallic Sn as flux and graphite as deoxidizer,together with phase diagram caIculation.In the pentary slag system CaO-MgO-SiO_2-TiO_2-Al_2O_3,a_(TiO_2)=0.01—0.05 or 0.02—0.10 with pure liquid or solid TiO_2 as standard state,respectively.The activity and activity coefficient of TiO_2 in relation to concentration of TiO_2 have been discussed.

Wettability of Molten Steel/Na2O-Li2O-SiO2-B2O3 Slag System

The vacuum treatment for simultaneous desulphurization and dephosphorization of hot metal and molten steel with pre melted CaO based slag was carried out. For pre treatment of hot metal, both desulphurization and dephosphorization are improved with the increase of CaO in slag, but deteriorated with the increase of CaF 2 in slag. The average desulphurization and dephosphorization rate is 68 83 % and 78 46 %, respectively. For molten steel, the substitution of BaO for CaO in slag has minor effect on simultaneous desulphurization and dephosphorization. The desulphurization and dephosphorization rate is higher than 90 % and 50 % respectively with the lowest final sulfur and phosphorus mass percent being 0 001 2 % and 0 010 %, respectively. The overall effect of simultaneous desulphurization and dephosphorization of molten steel is better than that of hot metal.

KINETICS OF REDUCTION IRON OXIDE IN CaO-SiO_2-Al_2O_3-Fe_tO SLAGS WITH CARBON SATURATED IN MOLTEN IRON

The rate of reducing Fet O in CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-Fet O slags with carbon saturated in molten iron has been determined in a graphite crucible in the temperature range of 1673-1773K. The effects of temperature, slag basicity and FetO content on the reduction rate have also been discussed. Test results show that the reduction rate increases with increasing temperature or FEtO concentration in slags, and the reduction rate has a parabolic relation with the simple basicity or optical basicity of slag, the maximum reduction rate being observed at around CaO/SiO2=1.5 of molten slags. The reduction reaction order is 1. 73 or 1.80, and the reduction activation energy is 299.9 or 295.9 kJ/mol in regard to Fet O weight content or Fet O activity calculated by using regular solution model, respectively. The reduction rate of CaO-SiO2-Al2 O3-Fet O slags with carbon saturated in molten iron is in the range of 0.32-3.48 mol-O/cm2·s.

鞍钢高品质IF钢板坯白条缺陷产生原因及措施

针对高品质IF钢铸坯经火焰清理后,角部出现熔渣导致的缺陷问题,分析了缺陷产生的原因,采取了提高高压水水压、调整火焰清理机本体的浮动距离、优化火焰清理机氧气与低压丙烷燃气的配比等措施后,有效地解决了白条缺陷,提高了铸坯的表面质量。

工业熔渣离心粒化数值模拟

针对熔渣离心粒化过程,采用VOF法对粒化器中的气液两相流动进行三维瞬态模拟,主要对铜渣和高炉熔渣两种冶金渣在不同转速下生成的液丝与液滴特性进行了对比分析.结果表明:同转速下,与铜渣相比,高炉熔渣的破碎波长、尖端直径、破碎波长与尖端直径的比值、破碎长度均更大;不同转速下,同种熔渣破碎波长与尖端直径的比值趋于一致,破碎长度与尖端直径的比值与韦伯研究的结果相似;铜渣和高炉熔渣粒化产生的颗粒粒径均随转速的增大而减小,与高炉熔渣相比,铜渣在粒化过程中可以获得大量更小尺寸的颗粒;随着转速的增加,铜渣的平均粒径变化较小,更有利于从高温颗粒中回收余热.

熔融钒渣钙化及酸浸过程动力学研究

针对现有转炉钒渣钙化工艺中存在流程长和能耗高的弊端,直接利用转炉中熔融钒渣的热量,在分离出半钢后,向熔融钒渣中加入氧化钙,使含钒物相发生钙化转型生成易溶于酸的钒酸钙。由Factsage8.1软件计算得到熔融钒渣可能发生的化学反应的热力学结果。研究过程中采用XRF、ICP、XRD和SEM/EDS等技术进行表征。XRD结果表明,随着CaO添加量的增加,熔融钒渣中逐渐形成CaV_(2)O_(5)、Ca_(7)V_(4)O_(17)、CaVO_(3)和Ca_(3)V_(2)O_(8)。当CaO添加过多后,也会形成Ca_(2)SiO_(4)和CaTiO_(3),这些物相会包裹部分钒,降低钒的浸出率。而后对钙化钒渣进行了酸浸提钒试验,考察了钒渣粒度、浸出温度、酸浓度和液固比对钒浸出率的影响,动力学计算结果可知,酸浸过程的表观活化能为11.56 kJ/mol,表明钙化钒渣的酸浸反应为内扩散控制。

熔融钒渣析晶调控高效提钒机理

基于熔融钒渣在不同冷却制度下导致钠化焙烧-水浸工艺提钒率波动大的问题,本文采用光学显微镜(OM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM+EDS)及电子探针(EPMA)等表征方法,研究熔融钒渣中钒的析出及钒尖晶石结晶特征对钒提取率的影响,并深入探讨了析晶调控高效提钒机理。结果表明:熔融钒渣的水淬温度对熔融钒渣中钒的析出率、钒尖晶石结晶粒度及钒渣钠化焙烧-水浸过程钒物相转化率及浸出率影响显著。在熔融钒渣降温过程中,1400~900℃为尖晶石快速成核生长期,900℃水淬后,钒基本完成从液相向尖晶石固相中的迁移,结晶相以钒铁尖晶石为主,其中钒呈均匀分散状态;900℃后,尖晶石生长变缓,并以钛铁尖晶石沿钒尖晶石边缘析出为主,尖晶石内部仍呈现钒的“中心聚集效应”。对1400℃、900℃和400℃水淬钒渣(Water-quenched vanadium slag,WQVS)分别进行钠化焙烧-水浸试验,水淬钒渣粒度小于0.15 mm,m(Na_(2)CO_(3))∶m(NaCl)∶m(WQVS)=10∶3∶100,焙烧温度为780℃,焙烧时间为200 min。将焙烧产物磨细至粒度小于0.18 mm后80℃水浸,浸出时间为45 min,钒浸出率分别为75.15%、95.09%和78.78%。这表明将熔融钒渣缓冷至900℃水淬可有效提高钠化焙烧-水浸工艺的钒提取率,并同时提高生产效率。

炉渣碱度对VD处理钢洁净度的影响

通过炼钢工业试验研究了精炼炉渣碱度对VD处理的铝脱氧钢洁净度的影响,研究表明:采用碱度1.8~2.5的低碱度渣系,炉渣氧化性较高,VD处理过程钢水Al与炉渣中氧化物反应剧烈,钢中氧含量与夹杂物尺寸控制较差;采用碱度7.0~10.0的高碱度渣系虽能获得超低氧,但钢中大尺寸CaO-MgO-Al_(2)O_(3)、CaO-Al_(2)O_(3)类夹杂物出现率仍然较高;采用碱度3.0~5.0的中碱度渣系钢水夹杂物主要为MgO-Al_(2)O_(3)类,钢中全氧与夹杂物尺寸均能得到良好的控制。