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Iron nugget formation from iron sand/coal composite pellets under isothermal-temperature gradient profiles
Zulhan Z.a, Lo F.a
a Metallurgical Engineering Department, Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2020 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.An iron sand concentrate was mixed with coal as the reductant and binder to produce a composite pellet by a mini rotating disc. The pellet was inserted into an alumina crucible and coal was added to maintain the reducing environment by covering the whole surface of the pellet. The reduction was carried out under the isothermal and temperature gradient profile in a muffle furnace where the starting temperature was isothermal at 1000°C, increased with a heating rate of 6.33°C min−1 to a final temperature of 1380°C. The results show that the total iron content increased from 46.9% in the initial pellet to 72.5% in the reduced pellet. The iron nugget formed on the surface of the reduced pellet at 1380°C. The nugget primarily consisted of iron, and the slag mostly consisted of anatase or brookite. The titanium content increased from 4.8% in the initial pellet to 24.4% in the slag.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Alumina crucible,Composite pellets,Final temperatures,Isothermal temperature,Muffle furnaces,Reducing environment,Rotating disc,Titanium content[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]composite pellet,iron nugget,Iron sand concentrate,titanomagnetite[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]The authors would like to thank PT. Sumber Baja Prima, Indonesia, for providing the iron sand concentrate, and also the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia for funding this research.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1080/03019233.2020.1859346[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]