Abstract
With respect to high efficient utilization of low-grade iron ore resource, the behavior of low-temperature “973 K to 1123 K (700 °C to 850 °C)” oxidation, on the phase transition of SA TTM ore (South African titanomagnetite), and its effect on subsequent reduction was investigated. The results showed that hematite and rutile are the oxidation product below 1048 K (775 °C), while pseudobrookite is the stable phase above 1073 K (800 °C). With the increase in temperature and oxidation time, there is a competitive relationship between the amount of hematite and pseudobrookite generated. The reduction efficiency of SA TTM was significantly improved by oxidation pretreatment, primarily due to the dissociation of titania-ferrous oxides to more easily reducible hematite. But the generation of pseudobrookite phase decreases the amount of free hematite available for reduction, which weakens the improvement effect of pre-oxidation. The equilibrium relationship between the metallization degree and the gas reduction potential for TTM ore with pre-oxidation treatment has been built. Finally, the reduction metallization degree for the first and second step can be improved averagely by 16.67 and 3.45 pct, respectively, for sample pre-oxidized at 1098 K (825 °C) for 15 and 90 minutes, while 26.96 and 7.4 pct, improvement is achieved for sample pre-oxidized at a lower temperature of 1048 K (775 °C) for 120 minutes.
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The authors are grateful to the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51404228), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Program, Grant No. 21736010), National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (973 Program, Grant No. 2013CB632603) and Chinese Academy of Sciences—The World Academy of Sciences (CAS-TWAS) President Fellowship.
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Adetoro, A.A., Sun, H., He, S. et al. Effects of Low-temperature Pre-oxidation on the Titanomagnetite Ore Structure and Reduction Behaviors in a Fluidized Bed. Metall Mater Trans B 49, 846–857 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-018-1193-z
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