Abstract
It is suggested that oxygen enrichment in the gas atmosphere, during continuous heating of magnetite pellets, can cause pellets to be oxidized throughout their volumes, eliminating unoxidized cores. The peculiarities of the oxidation kinetics of magnetite concentrate imply that such oxygen enrichment might be particularly effective at lower temperatures. This suggestion was tested by developing and testing a mixed-control model for pellet oxidation (to allow the sizes of unreacted cores to be predicted), and by experimentally testing the effects of oxygen enrichment at relatively low temperatures (“early oxygen enrichment”). The results confirmed that the extents (depth) of oxidation and pellet strength were both improved significantly by applying oxygen enrichment up to 873 K (600 °C), as part of a heating cycle up to 1073 K (800 °C).
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We are grateful to industrial members of the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research for their financial support of this project, and for helpful comments and information.
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Tang, M., Cho, H.J. & Pistorius, P.C. Early Gaseous Oxygen Enrichment to Enhance Magnetite Pellet Oxidation. Metall Mater Trans B 45, 1304–1314 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-014-0064-5
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