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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Abstract Iron ore, pellets, and sinter were reduced with hydrogen at 800 °C to understand the degree of reduction and the mineralogical aspects. The weight loss of goethite and limonite iron ore was noticed to be lower than that of magnetite and hematite varieties. X-ray diffractometry (XRD) indicated 100 pct Fe in the case of hematite, 93 pct …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Fig 1 Iron ore sinter. ... carbonates decomposition (endothermic), (iii) solid phase reactions, (iv) reduction and re-oxidation of iron oxides, and (v) reactions of formation of the sintered mass. Cooling zone – This zone is found immediately after the reaction zone. In this zone, cooling and re-crystallization of the sintered product take …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Reduction of CO2 emissions is an important object for the iron and steel industry. One feasible method may be the utilization of H2 gas as a reducing agent in the blast furnace (BF). However, for stable BF operation, it is first necessary to understand the effects of high H2, and therefore high H2O, concentrations in the reducing gas on the …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The sinter with low reduction degradation index (RDI) for COREX reduction was prepared by separated granulation sintering process. The results illustrate that the productivity and tumble index are attained to be 1.64 t m−2 h−1 and 59.25%, respectively, in pot tests under the optimal conditions. Under the reducing condition …
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