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Procédé de production et de réduction d'une briquette d'oxyde de fer Download PDF

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WO2014190391A1
WO2014190391A1 PCT/AU2014/000806 AU2014000806W WO2014190391A1 WO 2014190391 A1 WO2014190391 A1 WO 2014190391A1 AU 2014000806 W AU2014000806 W AU 2014000806W WO 2014190391 A1 WO2014190391 A1 WO 2014190391A1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
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    • C21B13/00—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
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    • C21B13/12—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes in electric furnaces
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/52—Manufacture of steel in electric furnaces
    • C21C5/5241—Manufacture of steel in electric furnaces in an inductively heated furnace
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B1/00—Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap
    • C22B1/14—Agglomerating; Briquetting; Binding; Granulating
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    • C22B1/242—Binding; Briquetting ; Granulating with binders
    • C22B1/243—Binding; Briquetting ; Granulating with binders inorganic
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B1/00—Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap
    • C22B1/14—Agglomerating; Briquetting; Binding; Granulating
    • C22B1/24—Binding; Briquetting ; Granulating
    • C22B1/242—Binding; Briquetting ; Granulating with binders
    • C22B1/244—Binding; Briquetting ; Granulating with binders organic
    • C22B1/245—Binding; Briquetting ; Granulating with binders organic with carbonaceous material for the production of coked agglomerates
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  • the present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a complete iron oxide carbon briquette, with the flux and binding agents to be used either as feed to a blast furnace or for reduction and melting in an electric arc or induction furnace to produce pig iron.
  • the cement pellets showed great strength of 320 kg/pellet but this was reduced by 82% after reduction with cracking and peeling of surfaces.
  • the reduced pellets with cement showed an internal structure of interconnected pores giving a sponge-tike structure.
  • self-reduced pellets with time increased 214% in mechanical strength after reduction to 40kg/peilet. However, this is insufficient to meet the blast furnace requirement of 60 kg/pellet. Additionally, pellets of 10 mm in diameter were prepared in this case rather than briquettes.
  • US Patent 20070157761 entitled ' Use of an Induction furnace for the production of iron from iron ore describes a process utilizing an induction furnace to reduce and melt iron ore to pig iron.
  • the accompanying representations illustrate the reduction- melting zone to be approximately the same diameter as the reservoir for the slag and molten pig iron.
  • the large diameter of the reduction-melting zone means that the electromagnetic energy may not reach the charge completely and could lead to unreduced iron ore reaching the reservoir and reporting to the slag.
  • the frequency of the electromagnetic energy is important in induction heating and reduction of iron oxide.
  • experimentation with electromagnetic energy frequency has been conducted by K. Hara and M. Hayashi of the Tokyo institute of Technology, M, Sato of the National Institute of Fusion Science and K, Nagata of Tokyo University, wherein a 12.5 kW by 2.45 GHz reactor was used on mixed powders of magnetite and carbon. It took 40 minutes to reach 12G0C and at 14G0C, additional iron ore and carbon were added to produce molten pig iron.
  • the applicant has experimented with 2.45 GHz and 981 kHz in the reduction of iron oxide with carbon.
  • the resulting process was time consuming wherein a prolonged period of time was required for the mass to reach a high temperature for reduction and melting. Accordingly, the applicant has applied modifications in respect of the frequency of electromagnetic energy, which are described later in this application.
  • a process for producing and reducing an iron ore briquette comprising the steps of: a. combining together a comminuted iron bearing material, a comminuted carbonaceous material, a fluxing material and a primary binder material to form a briquette mixture; b. adding a metafile particulate material to the briquette mixture; c. adding hot water and a secondary binder material to the briquette mixture ; d. kneading the briquette mixture together; e. compacting the briquette mixture under pressure to form a green briquette, f.
  • the green briquette subjecting the green briquette to a primary curing to form a stable iron ore briquette or pre-heating the green briquette up to a temperature of 800°C; and g. feeding the green briquette or pre-heafed green briquette to a furnace to produce pig iron, wherein when the iron ore briquette is subjected to electromagnetic radiation, the metallic particulate material dispersed within the iron ore briquette promotes formation of increased reactivity sites and thereby increase the reduction of the iron ore briquette to form pig iron.
  • the metallic particulate materia! is 1 to 10% by weight of total weight of the comminuted iron oxide and the comminuted carbonaceous material of the briquette mixture.
  • the metallic particulate material comprises of very fine ferrous filings.
  • the comminuted iron bearing material is selected from a group consisting of hematite, magnetite, taconite, limonite, sidertte, pyrites, chromite and mixtures thereof.
  • the comminuted carbonaceous material is selected from a group consisting of coke, lignite, sub-bituminous coal, bituminous coal, anthracite, graphite, and mixtures thereof.
  • the comminuted carbonaceous material in the briquette mixture being in excess of 20% of the stoichiometric ratio required for reduction the iron oxide material.
  • the fluxing material is 2 to 8% by weight of total weight of the comminuted iron bearing material and the comminuted carbonaceous material of the briquette mixture.
  • the fluxing material is selected from a group consisting of cement lime, silica, alumina and mixtures thereof.
  • the primary binder material is selected from a group consisting of borax, soda ash and mixtures thereof.
  • the borax is 2 to 8% by weight of total weight of the comminuted iron bearing material and the comminuted carbonaceous material of the briquette mixture.
  • the soda ash is 1 to 10% by weight of total weight of the comminuted iron bearing material and the comminuted carbonaceous material of the briquette mixture.
  • the secondary binder materia! comprises of an aqueous sodium silicate solution.
  • the primary curing comprises of drying and aging the green briquette at ah ambient temperature for up to 7 days.
  • pre-heating of the green briquette occurs via heating in a conventional heating means or induction heating means.
  • the conventional heating means comprises a rotary kiln.
  • the electromagnetic radiation applied to the iron ore briquette is between 100 to 500 kHz.
  • the electromagnetic radiation is applied via an induction furnace.
  • the iron ore briquette is used as feedstock in an electric arc or induction furnace in the production of pig iron.
  • the iron ore briquette is used as feedstock for a blast furnace in the production of pig iron .
  • the magnetite concentrate used in the experimentation was derived from a magnetite mine in Western Australia and then subjected to a comminuting process such that the resulting comminuting material being approximately 40 microns in size.
  • any known comminuting process known within the art may be applied.
  • the comminuting process was achieved via the application of the intense vortex comminutor as disclosed in Australian Patent Number 2002317626.
  • the comminuted magnetite concentrate may be subjected to a further magnetic separation process, at approximately 5,000 gausses, to achieve a fine and high-grade magnetite concentrate.
  • low-grade hematite ore can be subjected to high intensity magnetic separation, at approximately 10,000 to 14,000 gausses, to achieve a fine and higher- grade hematite ore.
  • Latrobe Val!ey lignite from Victoria, Australia was subjected a comminuting process using the intense vortex comminutor.
  • the resulting comminuted (ignite being approximately 150 microns in size.
  • the comminuted lignite was then subjected to a high frequency pulsing microwave of approximately 5.8GHz under vacuum, which heats the lignite up to a temperature of 650°C thereby enabling extraction of a light crude oil and a high carbon residue, the residue serving as the carbonaceous material in the process for producing the iron ore briquette.
  • the residue estimated to comprise of approximately 8% ash content formed of Si0 2 , Cat), MgO and Al g O 3 ⁇ 4 approximately 8% by weight of volatile hydrocarbons and the remainder being 86% carbon.
  • test mixture comprising oi the following ingredients:
  • lime may be used as an appropriate fluxing material. Further, the above mixture can be optimized with further tests utilizing other iron ores.
  • the briquette mold comprises of an inner and outer cylinder, with the inner cylinder having a spherical shaped cavity to produce a spherical shaped briquette.
  • the briquette moid is subjected to compaction wherein the briquette mold is compressed in a Labtech ESSA XRF Powder Press (pressurized up to approximately 40 tons) but for optimal results, the briquette moid is pressurized only to 17.5 tons.
  • the compacted green briquette is removed from the briquette mold and allowed to age for at least 7 days.
  • the aged green briquettes when subjected to pressure in a press broke at 26 psig.
  • the aged green briquettes are subjected to reduction and melting via an induction furnace.
  • the reduction and melting of the briquettes was carried out in a lOkW - 250Hz medium frequency induction furnace supplied by Furnace Engineering Pty. Ltd.
  • the briquettes are kept inside a covered carbon crucible adapted to nest within the water-cooled induction coils.
  • a thermocouple located at the outer bottom of the carbon crucible gives an indication of the temperature, Nitrogen gas is fed at the outer bottom of the carbon crucible to minimize oxidation of the carbon crucible and avoid flames.
  • Preheating of the crucible required about 75 to 80 seconds of full power at 250Hz.
  • the preheated briquette broke at 56 psig.
  • the aged green briquettes need to possess sufficient strength if they are to be used as feedstock for a blast furnace. Accordingly, aged green briquettes are pre-heated in an induction furnace to gain strength to withstand the pressure of the charge in the blast furnace. As feedstock into the blast furnace, the briquettes may be partially or fuliy cured complete briquettes. Auxiliary coal or gas may be used in the blast furnace operation. The operation of the coke oven is not necessary when using the briquettes formed of the present process thereby removing the pollution from that operation. In the blast furnace, the effective contact between the fine iron ore material and fine carbonaceous material is more efficient and reduces the carbon consumption in the blast furnace. Additionally, the blast furnace operating cost is reduced effectively from the light crude oil produced from the processing of the lignite. b. Steel making in an introduction furnace
  • the complete briquettes may be used in an induction furnace.
  • the briquettes are preheated before being fed into the induction furnace.
  • the aged green briquettes are preheated up to 800C in a gas or coal fired rotary kiln.
  • the briquettes are fed into the smaller diameter induction furnace for reduction and melting.
  • the molten pig iron and siag go into the larger reservoir that is heated also by induction, wherein the slag separates to the top while the molten pig iron collects at the lower part.
  • the siag and the molten pig iron are tapped regularly, with the molten pig iron delivered to a converter where oxygen is blown into the converter to produce steel.
  • the molten steel is then molded into ingots or fed into a continuous casting machine.
  • Figures 1 is a photograph of a hematite briquette formed according to the process of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a photograph of magnetite briquette formed according to the process of the present invention.
  • Figures 3A to 3G are photographs depicting a hematite briquette formed according to the process of the present invention and the partial and complete reduction during experimentation;
  • Figures 4A to 4C are photographs depicting a magnetite briquette formed from according to the process of the present invention and the partial and complete reduction during experimentation;
  • Figure 5A illustrates a conventional iron ore briquette comprised a mixture ot an iron ore material and a carbonaceous material
  • Figure 5B illustrates a cross-sectional view of the conventional iron ore briquette and in particular the insufficient reactivity and reduction of the iron ore briquette when subjected to electromagnetic energy:
  • Figure 6A illustrates a preferred embodiment of an iron ore briquette formed according to the process of the present invention
  • Figure 6B illustrates the increased reactivity and reduction of the iron ore briquette formed according to the process of the present invention, when subjected to electromagnetic energy; and [057]
  • Figure 7 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a process of manufacturing pig iron utilizing iron ore briquettes formed according to the process of the present invention.
  • Figure 1 is a photograph depicting an iron ore briquette 1 formed according to the process of the present invention.
  • the iron ore briquette 1 pictured is formed from hematite.
  • Figure 2 is a photograph depicting an iron ore briquette formed according to the process of the present invention.
  • the iron ore briquette 1 pictured is formed from magnetite.
  • iron ore briquettes 1 depicted are spherical in shape, it is readily appreciated thai the iron ore briquettes 1 formed according to the process of the present invention may be of any size, shape and configuration known within the art and appropriate for use.
  • Figures 3A to 3C are photographs depicting a hematite briquette 3 formed according to the process of the present invention and the partial and complete reduction of the hematite briquette 3 during experimentation.
  • Figure 3A depicts the complete hematite briquette 3 formed from the process of the present invention.
  • the hematite briquette 3 was subjected to partial reduction and melting via an induction furnace.
  • the result of the partial reduction and melting of the hematite briquette 3 is shown in Figure 3B.
  • the partially melted hematite briquette 3 still retained an unreacted and competent core.
  • the hematite briquette 3 formed pig iron 5.
  • Figure 3C illustrates the formation of pig iron 5 from complete melting and reduction of the hematite briquette 3 within a crucible 7 of the induction furnace.
  • Figures 4A to 4C depict a magnetite briquette 9 formed from according to the process of the present invention and the partial and complete reduction during experimentation.
  • Figure 4A shows the complete magnetite briquette 9.
  • Figure 4B illustrates the resulting product when the magnetite briquette 9 was subjected to partial reduction and melting via an induction furnace. The partially melted magnetite briquette 9 also retained an unreacted and competent core. However, as shown in Figure 48, the partially melted magnetite briquette 9 fragmented upon removal from the crucible. Even so, upon complete melting and reduction, the fragmented magnetite briquette 9 formed pig iron, as shown in Figure 4C.
  • Figure 4C shows a first melted magnetite briquette 9 on the bottom of the crucible 11 , and overlaying the first melted magnetite briquette 9 is a second magnetite briquette 13 which is metalized but not melted.
  • FIG. 5A there is illustrated a conventional iron ore briquette 15,
  • a conventional iron ore briquette is comprised a mixture of an iron ore material such as FeeOs, and carbon.
  • a conventional briquette 15 such as that illustrated, is then subjected to electromagnetic energy to reduce the iron oxide in the briquette 15 to iron.
  • FIG. 6A where there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of an iron ore briquette 25 formed according to the process of the present invention.
  • the process of the present invention firstly combines together a comminuted iron bearing material, a comminuted carbonaceous material, a fluxing materia! anci a primary binder material to form a briquette mixture.
  • iron bearing material refers to any material or compound containing iron oxides including but not limited to hematite, magnetite, taconite, limonite, side rite, pyrites, chromiie and mixtures thereof. If is readily appreciated that any appropriate iron bearing material known within the art may be utilized.
  • the iron bearing material may be comminuted using any means known within the art. For example, the iron bearing material in the experimentation work was comminuted using the intense vortex comminutor as disclosed in Australian Patent Number 20023176:26. The comminuted iron bearing material is approximately 20 to 50 microns in size.
  • carbonaceous material refers to material or compound containing or composed of carbon including but not limited to coke, lignite, sub-bituminous coal, bituminous coal, anthracite, graphite, and mixtures thereof, it is readily appreciated that any appropriate carbonaceous material known within the art may be utilized. Additionally, the carbonaceous material may also include residual carbon by-product from any coal process such as that disclosed in WO2011/047446. Similarly, the carbonaceous material may be comminuted using any means known within the art.
  • the carbonaceous materia! may be coal with sufficient properties such as the appropriate type and quantity of ash content and low volatile material.
  • Some carbon may originate from industrial by-products such as that from the processing of scrap car tyres or charcoal from wood or other charcoal products.
  • the process can utilize low-grade carbonaceous material to still produce an improved and cost effective iron ore briquette thereby also improving the cost effectiveness of steel manufacturing thereafter.
  • the fluxing material is selected from a group consisting of but not limited to cement, lime, silica, alumina and mixtures thereof, it is readily appreciated that any appropriate fluxing material known within the art may be utilized.
  • the fluxing material needs to be high in calcium oxide.
  • Portland cement or lime is the preferred fluxing material for the process of the present invention.
  • Portland cement also provides strength to the green briquette formed wherein the green briquette may be required to be aged for up to 7 days to reach sufficient green strength.
  • the primary binder material is selected from a group consisting of borax, soda ash and mixtures thereof. However, it is readily appreciated that any appropriate binder material known within the art may be utilized.
  • the binder material assists to produce a low temperature slag to maintain structure of the iron ore briquette when the iron ore briquette is subjected to heat.
  • the binder material is well distributed throughout the iron ore briquette to keep the iron ore particles and the carbon particles in close contact until such time as the iron oxide is completely reduced.
  • the iron bearing material and carbonaceous material must be very fine such that when the briquette mixture is combined and compacted into a briquette, there is intimate surface contact between the iron bearing material, the carbonaceous material and fluxing material.
  • the increased reactivity and reduction of the iron ore briquette formed from the process of the present invention is attributed to the addition oi a metallic particulate material to the briquette mixture.
  • the metallic particulate material includes but is not limited to ferrous filings, particularly fine iron filings. Additionally, the fine iron filings can also be recycled material from the present briquette production process and would be up to 10% of the total output of reduced iron ore briquettes.
  • the metallic particulate material is added and mixed to the briquette mixture prior to compaction of the briquette mixture. Accordingly, the metallic particulate material is dispersed throughout the compacted briquette. The metallic particulate material effectively provides numerous sites throughout the iron ore briquette whereby reduction can propagate.
  • Figure 6A and 6B illustrates the increased reactivity and reduction of the iron ore briquette 23 formed according to the process of the present invention, when subjected to electromagnetic energy 25.
  • the metallic particulate material 27 is dispersed throughout the iron ore briquette 23.
  • the metallic particulate material 27 attracts the electromagnetic energy 25 creating numerous reaction sites 29 throughout the iron ore briquette 23. As reduction occurs at each of the sites 29 the overall reactivity and reduction of the iron ore briquette 23 is increased and enable a more complete reduction of the iron ore briquette 23 in the production of pig iron.
  • hot water and a further secondary binder is added to the briquette mixture.
  • the secondary binder including a combination of sodium silicate solution.
  • the hot water and sodium silicate solution assist to maintain the close contact between the iron bearing material and carbonaceous material within the briquette mixture.
  • Mixing of the briquette mixture may be achieved via a screw mixer or rotary tumbler or any appropriate means known within the art.
  • the hot water also introduces moisture to the briquette mixture such that the compacted green briquettes formed thereafter will have sufficient moisture to assist in the reactivity and reduction of the iron ore briquette.
  • the iron ore briquette is subjected to electromagnetic energy, the water is converted to hydrogen through a reaction with carbon or carbon monoxide as follows:
  • Hydrogen is an effective reducing agent due to its smaller size in comparison to carbon monoxide. Additionally, reduction of the iron ore within and around the iron ore briquette solves the problem faced by conventional iron ore briquettes where the reduction only occurs on the outer face of the briquette and forming a layer of reduced iron thereby preventing further and complete reduction of the whole briquette.
  • the briquette mixture is fed into a suitable pre-compactor or a briquetting machine such as a rotary briquetting machine for compaction into green briquettes.
  • the briquettes may be subjected to a primary curing comprising of drying and aging the green briquette at an ambient temperature for up to 7 days. Once aged, the briquettes may be subject to a pre-heating treatment in an induction furnace to strengthen the briquettes if being used as feedstock for a blast furnace. Alternatively, the aged briquettes may be used as feedstock for melting and reduction in an induction furnace.
  • the iron ore briquettes formed from the process of the present invention are suitable for use as feedstock in either an induction furnace or blast furnace. If the iron ore briquettes are to be utilized as feedstock in a blast furnace, the iron ore briquettes must have sufficient strength to withstand the weight of the charge in the blast furnace. In this regard, the iron ore briquettes may be subjected to a preheating treatment in an induction furnace. The pre-fteating treatment assists to strengthen the iron ore briquettes for use in the blast furnace thereafter.
  • the aged green briquettes or pre-heated briquettes may be subjected to curing in a rotary kiln. It wouid be readily appreciated that curing may be achieved using any appropriate means known within the art. Curing of the briquettes occurs between 600-700oC, and once cured the iron ore briquettes are feed into an induction furnace for reduction and melting to pig iron thereafter.
  • Figure 7 illustrates an embodiment of a process of manufacturing pig iron utilizing iron ore briquettes formed according to the process of the present invention.
  • the iron ore briquettes 31 are fed into a rotary ki!n 33 at arrow A and subjected to a curing.
  • the cured iron ore briquettes 31 are then fed into the smaller diameter induction furnace 35.
  • the moiten pig iron 37 and slag 39 go into the larger reservoir 41.
  • the larger reservoir 41 is also induction heated via induction coils 43, where the slag 39 separates to the top of the reservoir 41 while the pig iron 37 separates to the lower part of the reservoir 41.
  • the slag 39 and the pig iron 37 are tapped regularly, with the molten pig iron 37 delivered via arrow B to a converter 45 where oxygen 47 is blown into the converter 45 to produce steel thereafter, arrow C.
  • the molten steel may then be moided into ingots or fed into a continuous casting machine.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de production et de réduction d'une briquette de minerai de fer, le procédé comprenant les étapes qui consistent à: combiner ensemble une matière comprenant du fer broyé, une matière carbonée broyée, une matière de fondant et une première matière de liant pour former un mélange à briquette; b. ajouter une matière particulaire métallique au mélange à briquette; c. ajouter de l'eau chaude et une seconde matière de liant au mélange à briquette; d. malaxer le mélange à briquette ensemble; e. compacter le mélange à briquette sous pression pour former une briquette verte; f. soumettre la briquette verte à un premier durcissement pour former une briquette de minerai de fer stable ou préchauffer la briquette verte à l'aide d'un chauffage classique ou par induction jusqu'à une température de 800°C; et g. envoyer la briquette verte ou la briquette verte préchauffée dans un four pour produire de la fonte brute, la briquette verte de minerai de fer étant soumise à un rayonnement électromagnétique, la matière particulaire métallique dispersée dans la briquette verte de minerai de fer favorisant la formation de sites ayant une réactivité accrue ou de sites d'amorçage et augmentant la réduction de la briquette de minerai de fer pour former de la fonte brute.
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