Influence of Coating Granulation Process on Iron Ore Sinter Quality and Productivity

For better blast furnace performance, there has always been a need for better quality raw materials like sinter, lump ore, and pellets. Among these raw materials the usage of sinter in blast furnace is at higher side compared to other iron bearing materials. As the quality of sinter product improves, its usage in blast furnaces also increases. Iron ore fines are the main source for sinter making. To improve the sinter properties it is necessary to provide good quality of iron ore fines. Due to depletion of high grade iron ore resources, goethite and limonitic ore content in iron ore fines is expected to increase gradually. Usually limonitic and goethite ore are associated with higher alumina and LOI. The conventional sintering process is one of the well established processes for high quality hematite ore. It does not fully respond to the low grade iron ore associated with goethite and limonite. This has led to deterioration in sinter properties and productivity. In recent years the improvement in the quasi‐particle structure with the granulation process is an effective method for improving sinter quality and productivity. To improve the sinter quality and productivity for low grade iron ore fines, different granulation processes like the conventional one, and other two advanced granulation processes like coke breeze, and flux & coke breeze coating granulation were studied in detail by conducting laboratory pot grate sintering experiments. From the test results it was found that sinter productivity, physical and metallurgical properties of the sinter improved with flux & coke breeze coating granulation process compared to conventional and coke breeze coating granulation process. Proper selection of the granulation time is very important to achieve the desired sinter properties. In the present work detailed laboratory experiments have been carried out by varying the coating time from 30s to 110s to study the influence of flux & coke breeze coating granulation time on mineralogy, productivity, physical, and metallurgical properties of sinter. With a coating granulation time of 50s, higher productivity, higher yield, and stronger sinter (higher T.I) with lower RDI and ‐5mm size sinter were achieved.     

氧化铝对铁矿石烧结质量和生产率的影响(英文)

烧结矿是现代高炉生产的主要含铁原料。合理控制入炉烧结矿的理化性能与冶金性能对高炉生产和稳定操作是很必要的。铁矿粉是烧结矿的主要原料,其化学成分和烧结料层内的热量条件在烧结过程中起着重要的作用。化学成分等参数也决定着烧结矿矿相结构和质量。由于含氧化铝原料的低反应性及其液相的高粘性,因此在人们的预料中高铝矿石对烧结矿结构组成的影响并不好。烧结混合料中的氧化铝在同化过程中需要消耗大量热量,延迟烧结过程。在确保高炉渣的流动性方面,氧化铝也需要消耗较大热量。不论是烧结还是高炉的生产实绩均表明,氧化铝是有害的。一般而言,高含铁量与低脉石的印度矿与其他矿石的不同特点就是氧化铝含量高。由于高品味铁矿石的消耗殆尽,使用可利用的烧结原料成为生产必需。因此,必须要掌握氧化铝的作用及其对烧结矿质量和生产过程的影响。实验室完成了不同氧化铝含量水平(2.00%～5.46%)的实验,可从中了解氧化铝在烧结矿矿物学、生产率、物理性能和冶金性能方面的影响。随着烧结矿中氧化铝含量的增加,残存赤铁矿、复合铁酸钙(SFCA)和孔隙率增加,而磁铁矿和硅酸盐比例下降。烧结生产率和烧结矿转鼓强度(TI)随着氧化铝含量上升而下降,反映烧结矿冶金性能的诸如低温还原粉化率(RDI)和还原率(RI)提高。     

Influence of limestone particle size on iron ore sinter properties and productivity

Iron ore fluxed sinter is the main ferrous burden of Jindal south west steel limited (JSWSL) blast furnaces. In sinter plant fluxes including limestone and dolomite are added to improve the sinter properties of iron ore and to provide an appropriate slag composition of the blast furnace. The raw material grain size affects the sinter process considerably because the sinter productivity and quality are strongly dependent on the green permeability of the bed, which is determined by the particle size distribution of the raw materials, the granulation effectiveness and by the sintering process itself. It is well‐known that in fluxed sinter, the size of limestone affects productivity and physical and metallurgical properties of the sinter. It is therefore necessary to understand the role of limestone particle size on sinter properties and productivity. In the present work laboratory sintering experiments have been carried out with different levels of limestone mean particle size (from 0.14 to 1.83mm) to understand the influence of limestone particle size on mineralogy, productivity, physical and metallurgical properties of the sinter. Sinter productivity increased with increasing limestone mean particle size due to improved sinter bed permeability. Sinter with limestone mean particle size of 1.25 to 1.52 mm yielded better sinter strength and lower RDI compared to sinter with smaller or larger limestone mean particle size. Higher sinter strength is due to better and uniform distribution of limestone particles, and better bed permeability enabled easy assimilation and effective distribution of calcium ferrite phases. The improvement in sinter RDI is due to change in mineralogy of the sinter compared to coarser and finer limestone mean particle size.     

Improvement of sintering performance of sinter mixtures containing high ratio of specularite fines

Although specularite fines possess high iron grade and low impurities, their granulation performance was poor so that the ratio of specularite fines is kept below 20% in sinter ore blends because of low permeability and productivity and weak strength. In order to increase its ratio in sintering, binders were used to improve the granulation performance of sinter blends containing high ratio of specularite fines in sintering pot test. Results show that cold permeability of the sintering bed increases by 19. 05% by adding 0. 65mass% bentonite or by 27. 98% by 0. 55mass% BF composite binder respectively when 36 mass% specularite fines are proportioned in sinter blends. In addition, the hot permeability is also improved by adding bentonite or BF composite binder, respectively, resulting in an increase in the productivity of 11. 67% and 7. 50% as well as an decrease in solid fuel consumption of 2. 82kg/t and 4. 01kg/t, respectively, while the tumble index, chemical composition and metallurgical performance meet the requirement of blast furnace. So using suitable binders is one of effective ways to improve the granulation and sintering performance of sinter ore blends comprising high ratio of specularite fines.     

Al2O3对铁矿烧结球团及高炉冶炼的影响

摘要：随着中国钢铁行业迅猛发展,高品位铁矿石储量减少,进口铁矿石以及国内自产铁矿石中Al2O3含量逐年增加,将会给烧结矿、球团矿生产及高炉冶炼带来一系列不利影响。介绍了不同赋存状态的Al2O3的形成及形貌特征,总结了Al2O3赋存状态改变以及含量增加对烧结矿、球团矿和高炉冶炼的影响规律及机制,Al2O3赋存状态、含量改变会对烧结矿、球团矿的成品矿质量、矿物组成和冶金性能产生影响,同时Al2O3含量的增加会对高炉炉渣的熔化性、黏度和脱硫产生不利影响。基于以上内容,认为可通过改善选矿过程、烧结球团制备过程和高炉冶炼过程3个环节来减少Al2O3对烧结球团、高炉冶炼的影响。     

MgO对高碱度高铝烧结矿的影响

 随着钢铁企业高铝铁矿粉使用比例的提高,带来了高炉炉渣黏度增大、渣铁分离困难等一系列问题。采用烧结杯试验,研究了MgO含量增加对高碱度高铝烧结矿经济技术指标、冷强度和冶金性能的影响,采用Nova400 NanoSEM型场发射扫描电子显微镜分析了烧结矿微观结构。试验结果表明,高碱度高铝烧结矿中MgO质量分数从1.72%提高到2.49%时,垂直烧结速度降低4.38 mm/min,利用系数降低0.51 t/(m2·h),低温还原粉化指数增加6.7%;当烧结矿中MgO质量分数为2.11%时,转鼓指数和还原度最高,分别达到61.93%和86.39%;Mg2+主要固溶在磁铁矿晶格中并替代Fe2+,替代的质量分数最高达3.64%,生成的含镁磁铁矿抑制烧结矿降温过程中由Fe₃O₄→Fe₂O₃氧化过程的相变,减少了二次赤铁矿的生成,有利于改善烧结矿的低温还原粉化性能。研究结果可以为改善高碱度高铝烧结矿性能和提高炉渣流动性提供理论指导和参考依据。     

MgO对烧结工艺及烧结矿冶金性能的影响

研究了MgO对烧结工艺及烧结矿冶金性能的影响.研究结果表明,在烧结过程中不加或少加MgO,可提高烧结生产效率,获得冷态强度高、软熔带温度区间窄的烧结矿,从而提高高炉软熔带的透气性、降低料柱全压差.为保证高炉渣对MgO含量的要求,以及确保烧结矿低的低温还原粉化率,提出了合理添加MgO的新工艺.     

返矿对烧结过程和烧结矿质量影响的研究

混匀矿中返矿的比率约为25%～50%。如此大比例的返矿会对烧结过程和烧结矿质量产生很大影响。研究旨在揭示返矿量和焦粉量变化的影响。研究采用了因子设计方法,研究表明返矿的产生主要取决于烧结混合料中的固体燃料和返矿比例,增加混合料中的返矿配入量会减少烧结过程中的返矿发生量。烧结过程效率随着混合料中返矿比例的增加而提高(最适宜的混合碱度为1.6)。研究表明,要确保返矿平衡率在90%～110%的范围内,混合料中返矿配比最高不能超过35%,最小不能<25%。     

宏阳钢铁公司配加南非矿粉的试验研究

为了拓宽烧结用料,达到优化烧结原料结构的目的,宏阳钢铁公司对南非矿的烧结性能进行试验研究,结果表明:配用南非矿后,烧结矿的性能能够满足高炉炼铁生产的要求,可解决球团原料紧张的难题.     

库粉在烧结生产中的应用

库粉具有含铁品位高、含SiO2和Al2O3低、价格低等特点，为了充分利用库粉，针对其粘性差、含结晶水影响烧结料层透气性的问题，进行了优化配料结构和烧结工艺参数的生产试验。结果表明，在保证烧结矿产量、质量的基础上，可以配加12％库粉，既满足了高炉的需要，又可降低原料成本。     

关于铁精矿合理品位的研究

应用数学模型和统计分析法，直接建立铁精矿品位的变化量与采矿，选矿、烧结和高炉各工序生产指标之间相互关系的经验式；以铁水的能值和单位生产费用为评价指标，提出了铁精矿合理品位的概念，评价准则和计算方法；以鞍钢为研究对象，给出了自熔性烧结矿的经济品位区是５６％￣５８％，以铁精矿或烧结矿的经济品位组织选矿、烧结和高炉等工序的生产，则铁水的单位生产费用最低，单位能耗也很低。     

360m^2烧结机提高澳矿配比的生产实践

介绍了烧结生产上随澳矿配比逐渐增加,烧结的转鼓强度与烧结操作都有不同程度的变化,摸索不同的澳矿配比对烧结及高炉生产所产生的影响,并相应采取措施进行改进。     

承德钒钛磁铁矿低碱度烧结试验研究

通过烧结杯试验研究了承德钒钛磁铁矿的低碱度烧结过程和烧结矿质量,探讨了低碱度钒钛烧结矿替代球团的可行性。结果表明：与高碱度钒钛烧结矿相比,低碱度钒钛烧结矿的成品率高、强度好、低温还原粉化性能好,可以满足高炉冶炼要求。但其垂直烧结速度慢,w（FeO）高。碱度控制在0.8,配碳量控制在3.4%～3.6%,配加20%的澳矿粉可以取得较好效果。     

全印度粉烧结可行性研究

对全印度粉烧结的可行性进行了研究。结果表明,随着印度粉配加量的增加,烧结矿的各项冶金性能均有所下降。但通过调整烧结工艺参数,可以在满足高炉冶炼的前提下,实现全印度粉烧结。     

新兴铸管高炉炉料结构的优化与研究

围绕新兴铸管公司高炉炉料结构的优化,从提高烧结矿强度、实现高铁低硅烧结生产、优化配矿结构以改善烧结矿冶金性能以及控制入炉含粉率等方面进行了分析和研究,为公司炉料结构的发展提供决策依据。     

Improvement of sintering characteristics by selective granulation of high Al2O3 iron ores and ultrafine iron ores

The worldwide steel companies are expected to use low grade iron ores such as pisolitic iron ores, high Al₂O₃ iron ores and ultrafine iron ores etc. in their sinter blends due to the depletion of high grade iron ores or for the economic reason. This study investigated the methods for improving sintering characteristics without deteriorating sintering productivity and sinter quality by blending mini-pellets comprising high Al₂O₃ pisolitic iron ores and ultrafine iron ores containing low alumina. The results showed that the blending of iron ore mini-pellets produced by selective granulation is an effective way to improve sintering productivity and sinter quality without increasing the Al₂O₃ content in sinter as well as to effectively utilise high Al₂O₃ iron ores and ultrafine iron ores in the sintering process.     

莱钢降低烧结矿返矿率实践与创新

莱芜分公司炼铁厂4#265 m2烧结机投产于2005年,烧结矿占高炉炉料结构70%⁸0%,近几年高炉产能不断提升,为了满足高炉生产需求,4#265 m2烧结机通过一系列的设备改造、工艺改进,使烧结矿返矿率由24%降低到21%,烧结矿产量由单班2 550 t提高到2 650 t,满足了高炉生产需求。     

优化烧结矿粒度组成及强度指标的实践

烧结矿作为高炉冶炼的原料基础,其粒度及强度指标直接关系到高炉冶炼过程。为充分发挥烧结矿在炼铁工艺中核心原料的作用,天津钢管制铁公司通过优化原料结构、强化烧结效果等方面提高烧结矿粒度及强度指标,从而提高烧结矿质量,使其在化学成分及冶金性能方面都能满足高炉冶炼需要。     

碱度对钒钛烧结矿强度和烧结过程的影响

在新的配矿条件下，研究了碱度对承钢钒钛磁铁烧结矿的强度、矿物结构和烧结过程的影响。结果表明：在大量使用澳矿时，综合考虑烧结矿碱度对承钢烧结过程、高炉炉料结构和高炉冶炼过程的影响，烧结矿碱度控制在1．9左右比较适宜。     

Iron Ore Sintering: Process

Sintering is a thermal agglomeration process that is applied to a mixture of iron ore fines, recycled ironmaking products, fluxes, slag-forming agents, and solid fuel (coke). The purpose of the sintering process is manufacturing a product with the suitable characteristics (thermal, mechanical, physical and chemical) to be fed to the blast furnace. The process has been widely studied and researched in the iron and steelmaking industry to know the best parameters that allow one to obtain the best sinter quality. The present article reviews the sintering process that the mixture follows, once granulated, when it is loaded onto the sinter strand. There, the sinter mixture is partially melted at a temperature between 1300-1480°C and undergoes a series of reactions that forms the sinter cake to be loaded into the blast furnace to produce pig iron.