Post mortem analysis of burned magnesia-chromite brick used in short rotary furnace of secondary lead smelting

Prestes, Eduardo; Chinelatto, Adriana Scoton Antonio; Resende, W. S.

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“…By contrast, the element Mg is observed to be homogeneously distributed between the FeO and TTM areas examined in these maps ((a4) and (b4)). This is consistent with the higher solubility of Mg 2+ in FeO [168], [169].…”

Section: Eds Evidence For Ti-enrichment With Formation Of Feosupporting

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Reduction of New Zealand Titanomagnetite Ironsand pellets in H2 Gas at High Temperatures

Zhang¹

2021

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To reduce the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial ironmaking in New Zealand (NZ), it is proposed to perform direct reduction (DR) of NZ titanomagnetite ironsand pellets using H2 gas. In this thesis, the H2 reduction behaviour of pellets made from the NZ ironsand are examined. The aim of the thesis is to understand the reduction mechanism, and develop an analytical kinetic model to describe the reduction progress with time. This has been addressed through a series of reduction experiments in H2 gas. The overall reduction kinetics are examined in a Thermogravimetric analysis system (TGA); the phase evolution during reduction is measured by an in-situ neutron diffraction (ND) method; and the evolution of pellet- and particle-scale morphologies are analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of quenched samples. Based on the analysis of results from these experiments, the mechanism of the reduction is found to be adequately described by a single interface shrinking core model (SCM). Two different types of pellet are considered in this work: Ar-sintered pellets were sintered in an inert atmosphere to produce pellets containing mainly titanomagnetite (TTM). Pre-oxidised pellets were sintered in air to produce pellets containing mainly titanohematite (TTH). The reduction rate of both types of pellets is found to increase with reduction temperature, H2 gas flow rate, and H2 gas concentration. Above 1143 K, it is found that both types of pellets present a similar reduction rate, while below 1143 K, the reduction of pre-oxidised pellets is much faster than that of Ar-sintered pellets. For both pellets, the maximum reduction degree can reach ~97%. After complete reduction, metallic Fe coexists with other unreduced Fe-Ti-O phases (FeTiO3, TiO2 or pseudobrookite (PSB)/ferro-PSB), which is consistent with the observed reduction degree of < 100%. During reduction of both types of pellets, any TTH present is rapidly reduced first. After this step, TTM is then reduced to FeO, with Ti becoming enriched in the remaining unreduced TTM. FeO is further reduced to metallic Fe, which makes up to ~90% reduction degree. Eventually Ti-enrichment of the TTM leads to a change in the reduction pathway and it instead directly converts to metallic Fe and FeTiO3. Above ~90% reduction degree, reduction of the remaining Fe-Ti-O phases occurs (leading to the formation of TiO2 or PSB/ferro-PSB). The enrichment of Ti in TTM which accompanies the generation of FeO is substantially different from conventional non-titaniferous ores. This enrichment is confirmed by EDS-maps of the particles and stoichiometric calculations of the molar fraction Ti within the TTM phase. This enrichment effect changes the morphology of FeO in the particles, leading to the formation of FeO channels surrounded by Ti-enriched TTM. At the pellet-scale, both types of pellets present a single interface shrinking core phenomenon at higher temperatures. Metallic Fe is generated from pellet surface with a reaction interface moving inwards. However, at lower temperatures this pellet-scale interface becomes less defined in the pellets. Instead, particle-scale reaction fronts are observed. A single interface shrinking core model (SCM) is shown to successfully describe the reduction of pellets for reduction degrees < ~90% at all temperatures studied. However, at reduction degrees > ~90% this model fails. This is attributed to the change in reaction mechanism required to reduce the residual Fe-Ti-O phases that remain dispersed throughout the whole pellet at this stage of the reaction. The single interface SCM indicates that the reduction rate of the Ar-sintered pellets is controlled by the interfacial chemical reaction rate. However, two different temperature regimes are identified. Above 1193 K, the activation energy is calculated to be 41 ± 1 kJ/mol, but below 1193 K the calculated activation energy increases to 89 ± 5 kJ/mol. This change in activation energy appears to be associated with the change of the rate-limiting reaction from FeO → metallic Fe to TTM → FeO. By contrast, the pre-oxidised pellets exhibit mixed control at 1043 K, where a role is played by both the interfacial chemical reaction rate and the diffusion rate through the outer product layer. However, at temperatures of 1143 K and above, the pre-oxidised pellets also exhibit interfacial chemical reaction control, with a single activation energy of 31 ± 1 kJ/mol, which again seems to be consistent the rate-limiting reaction being FeO → metallic Fe. In summary, the findings in this thesis contribute to understanding of the reduction of NZ ironsand pellets in H2 gas, and establish a kinetic model to describe this process. In the future, this information will be applied to develop a prototype H2-DRI shaft reactor for NZ ironsand pellets.

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Section: Eds Evidence For Ti-enrichment With Formation Of Feosupporting

confidence: 86%

Reduction of New Zealand Titanomagnetite Ironsand pellets in H2 Gas at High Temperatures

Zhang¹

2021

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“…Refractory has been studied by applying various techniques: thermochemistry (for example, by using FactSage ™ software), 4,7 simulations using finite element and multiphysics models 8,9 and laboratory [10][11][12][13] or industrial postmortem analyses. 4,6,[14][15][16][17][18][19] This work focuses on the analysis of the chemical degradation of the magnesia-chromite refractory lining of an industrial SAF after a 6-year campaign at a copper smelter (4.5 mill. t. of slag processed).…”

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Study of the refractory used in a submerged arc furnace in the copper‐making industry

Pérez

Moreno‐Ventas

Ríos

2019

Int J Applied Ceramic Tech

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A cost driver in the copper‐making industry is the periodical relining of the furnaces because of wear. This paper presents thermochemical calculations (using the FactSage™ database) focused on the evaluation of the slag‐refractory chemical interaction in a submerged arc furnace (SAF) used for slag‐cleaning operations. This evaluation was made under different conditions: slag‐refractory volume ratio, oxygen partial pressure, and different types of slag. The new phases formed as a consequence of the slag‐refractory chemical interaction were identified and quantified. To support the theoretical calculations based on thermochemistry, a postmortem study was carried out on a SAF used at the Atlantic Copper Smelter (Spain) after a 6‐year campaign (4.5 mill. t. slag processed). Refractory samples were taken from different locations on the wall and analyzed using a scanning electron microscope equipped with an Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy system.

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“…[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Particularly in the lead industry a lot of work was done regarding refractory corrosion testing in different pilotscale and industrial furnaces. For instance, Oprea 7 discussed failure mechanisms observed on the magnesia-chromite bricks lined above the slag line of the flash furnace for zinc-lead smelting.…”

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“…In order to explain these findings some laboratory work was done additionally. Prestes et al 8 analyzed wear phenomena on magnesia-chromite bricks from the lead short rotary furnace. Similar to Oprea, in addition to post mortem studies also some experimental work by crucible corrosion testing was carried out.…”

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Overview of wear phenomena in lead processing furnaces

Gregurek¹,

Reinharter²,

Majcenovic³

et al. 2015

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

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Post mortem analysis of burned magnesia-chromite brick used in short rotary furnace of secondary lead smelting

Cited by 18 publications

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Reduction of New Zealand Titanomagnetite Ironsand pellets in H2 Gas at High Temperatures

Reduction of New Zealand Titanomagnetite Ironsand pellets in H2 Gas at High Temperatures

Study of the refractory used in a submerged arc furnace in the copper‐making industry

Overview of wear phenomena in lead processing furnaces

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