Influences of Technological Parameters on Smelting-separation Process for Metallized Pellets of Vanadium-bearing Titanomagnetite Concentrates

The smelting-separation process for metallized pellets of vanadium-bearing titanomagnetite concentrates was studied.The influences of smelting temperature,smelting time,and the basicity of the metallized pellet on vana-dium and iron recovery were investigated.The characteristics of titanium slag were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy,and mineralographic microscopic analysis.The results demonstrate that appropriate increases in smelting temperature and smelting time can improve the vanadium and iron recovery from metallized pel-lets and are beneficial for the slag-iron separation.Although increasing the basicity of the metallized pellet can consid-erably improve the vanadium and iron recovery,the TiO2 grade of titanium slag was decreased.Under the optimal conditions,90·17% of vanadium and 92·98% of iron in the metallized pellet were recovered,and the TiO2 grade of titanium slag was 55·01%.It was found that anosovite,augite,spinel,glassiness,and metallic iron were the main mineral phases of the titanium slag.