Behavior of fluxed lime iron oxide pellets in hot metal bath during melting and refining

作     者：J. Pal S. Ghorai M. C. Goswami D. Ghosh D. Bandyopadhyay S. Ghosh 

作者机构：CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering Jadavpur University 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》 (矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第20卷第4期

页      面：329-337页

核心收录：

学科分类：0709[理学-地质学] 0819[工学-矿业工程] 08[工学] 0806[工学-冶金工程] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 080601[工学-冶金物理化学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0703[理学-化学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：financial assistance received from the Department of Science and Technology (Government of India) for carrying out this investigation 

主　　题：ore pellets lime dissolution melting refining basic oxygen converters 

摘      要：Lump lime as a fiux material in a basic oxygen furnace （BOF） often creates problems in operation due to its high melting point, poor dissolution property, hygroscopic nature, and fines generation tendency. To alleviate these problems, fluxed lime iron oxide pellets （FLIP） containing 30% CaO were developed in this study using waste iron oxide fines and lime. The suitable handling strengths of the pellet （crushing strength： 300 N; drop strength： 130 times） of FLIP were developed by treating with CO2 or industrial waste gas at room temperature, while no separate binders were used. When the pellet was added into hot metal bath （carbon-containing molten iron）, it was decomposed, melted, and transformed to produce low melting oxidizing slag, because it is a combination of main CaO and Fe2O3. This slag is suitable for facilitating P and C removal in refining. Furthermore, the pellet enhances waste utilization and use of CO2 in waste gas. In this article, emphasis is given on studying the behavior of these pellets in hot metal bath during melting and refining along with thermodynamics and kinetics analysis. The observed behaviors of the pellet in hot metal bath confirm that it is suitable and beneficial for use in BOF and replaces lump lime.