Iron Ore Pelletization: Part I. Fundamentals. ABSTRACT The behavior of iron ore pellet binders is complex. Any pellet binder is subject to a handful of practical requirements: that it be readily dispersed through a pellet, that it effectively controls the movement of water within the pellet, and that it contributes to the interparticle bonding ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377ABSTRACT This part reviews the goals of introducing organic binders into iron ore pelletization. Organic binders present a relatively small number of unique binding options but provide an extraordinary amount of flexibility in how to apply them. The key factors that lead into an effective organic binder are good dispersion into the iron ore, the ability to maintain the dispersion of the iron ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Bentonite is the most common binder in iron ore pelletization. In the present work, laboratory experiment as well as basket trials were carried out with partial replacement of bentonite by flyash as a binder. Flyash is a coal combustion residue produced from power plants.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377In the pelletization process, the iron ore fines are converted into green pellets using drum or disc pelletizer, wherein binder and moisture are added to provide the necessary green strength. The green pellets being fragile are subsequently transferred to induration furnace, wherein the green pellets get fired to achieve the desired properties ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Pellet ore not only has excellent metallurgical and mechanical properties, but is also an important metallurgical raw material used to solve the problem of increasing depletion of global highgrade iron ore resources. Bentonite has long been widely used in pellet ore production, which is not only expensive but also causes serious metallurgical pollution. Organic binders can form stronger ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377HighLOI iron ore fines are required for detailed laboratory pelletization studies and are used in pellet making. The received iron ore is martitegoethitic and hematitegoethitic form of ore with high LOI content. The iron ore consists of % Fe, % SiO2, % Al2O3, % moisture and % LOI. From thermogravimetric analysis, the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Comparison Between High Pressure Frozen Iron OreBentonite Slurry and Plunge Frozen Iron Ore Pellet. A similar microstructure was found for bentonite in the high pressure frozen iron orebentonite slurry, as shown in Figure 3a, close to a large magnetite particle corresponding to the bright region on the lefthand side of the expected, the microstructure of welldispersed smectite ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Bentonite solutions have viscous, variable, and lubricant properties. Different types of bentonites influence pellet properties, as well as the interaction among heterogeneous or homogeneous bentonites and iron concentrate [ 3 6 ]. In this study, we utilized three different types of bentonites for a pelletizing test.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377FOR IRON ORE PELLE"nZATION By Larry A. Haas,1 Jeffrey A. Aldinger,2 and Robert K. Zahl3 ABSTRACT The Bureau of Mines investigated the use of organic binders as substitutes for bentonite in agglomerating iron ore concentrate. Over 30 organic binders were evaluated at several dosage levels in laboratory tests.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The pelletization process is the primary consumer of binders in the iron ore industry. The selection of an appropriate binder type and dosage is of critical importance in producing good quality pellets at a reasonable price. Binders accomplish two very important functions in iron ore pelletization: .
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377In order to pelletize iron ore fines and/or concentrate, a binder is needed. Binder selection can vary from process to process depending on the unique goals of the project at hand, but bentonite clay is a common choice for iron ore. Various additives may also be included with the feedstock to improve performance in the blast furnace.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The functions and molecular structure of organic binders for iron ore pelletization have been investigated in this paper based on the basic principles of molecular design, interface chemistry and polymer science as well as failure model of binding systems. The following conclusions are achieved. Functionally, good organic binders for iron ore ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Historically, bentonite has been used in the agglomeration process in North American iron ore plants. In 1986, Eveleth Mines replaced bentonite with Peridur, a carboxy methyl cellulose organic binder used in conjunction with 1% limestone. Since May of 1993, Allied Colloids` Alcotac FE8 has been used by Eveleth as the replacement for bentonite.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Iron ore pellets are essential inputs for producing direct reduced iron (DRI), but the conventional binders, used in iron ore pelletizing, introduce gangue oxides to the DRI and consequently increase the slag generation and energy consumption in the steelmaking unit.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The production of iron ore pellets at JSW Steel Limited involves the drying of iron ore fines to get the moisture less than 1% and grinding the dried material to get the required fineness 45 μm size ≥%.Prior to the formation of green pellets, the ground ore is mixed with small amounts of binding agents such as bentonite ( to %), fluxes such as limestone to get the pellet ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Iron ore pellets are spheres of typically 616 mm ( in) to be used as raw material for blast furnaces. They typically contain 6472% Fe and various additional material adjusting the chemical composition and the metallurgic properties of the pellets. [3] Typically limestone, dolomite and olivine is added and Bentonite is used as binder.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377In the production of iron ore concentrate pellets, binders are required to improve pellet green strength. The most popular binder for this purpose is bentonite clay, which is added at a rate of approximately % by weight of moist concentrate. Bentonite is a significant cost item in iron ore pelletization, and also contributes undesirable amounts of silica to the finished pellets.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The majority of iron ores must be ground to a fine particle size to allow the iron oxides they contain to be concentrated, and the concentrate must then be agglomerated back into large enough particles that they can be processed in blast furnaces. The most common agglomeration technique is pelletization, which requires the use of binders to hold the iron oxide grains together so that the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The selection of an appropriate binder type and dosage is of critical importance in producing good quality pellets at a reasonable price. Binders accomplish two very important functions in iron ore pelletization: The binder makes the moist ore plastic, so that it will nucleate seeds that grow at a controlled rate into wellformed pellets.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Keywords: HA, modified bentonite, characterization, iron ore, pelletization Abstract A new kind of iron ore pellet binder named humic acid modifying bentonite (HAMB) has been developed by the author's group, which has the advantages of both organic HA and inorganic bentonite. The green pellet strength can be obviously improved by
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The iron ore pelletizing process consists of three main steps: Pelletizing feed preparation and mixing: the raw material (iron ore concentrate, additives —anthracite, dolomite —and binders are prepared in terms of particle size and chemical specifications, dosed, and mixed together to feed the pelletizing process;
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Bentonite is the traditionally used binder in iron ore pelletization. However, it consists of up to 85% silica and alumina which are undesired acidic gangue in ironmaking.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377As known, in order to produce green pellets, bentonite binder (< 1 wt%) and moisture (89 wt%) is added to the iron ore concentrates powder with particle size of less than 45 microns. Then, the mixture of raw materials is transformed into the 916 mm diameter green pellet by balling disk [ 5 ].
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Finely ground bentonite of size − 75 microns, comprising of SiO 2 (%) and Al 2 O 3 (%) was used for comparative study with the developed binder. All the raw materials including iron ore, Kimberlite, binder, etc. were kept in the air oven at 105 °C for minimum 12 h before carrying out pelletization studies.
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