Method for reducing iron losses in an iron smelting process
Abstract
A process of smelting iron that comprises the steps of: a) introducing a source of iron oxide, oxygen, nitrogen, and a source of carbonaceous fuel to a smelting reactor, at least some of said oxygen being continuously introduced through an overhead lance; b) maintaining conditions in said reactor to cause (i) at least some of the iron oxide to be chemically reduced, (ii) a bath of molten iron to be created and stirred in the bottom of the reactor, surmounted by a layer of slag, and (iii) carbon monoxide gas to rise through the slag; c) causing at least some of said carbon monoxide to react in the reactor with the incoming oxygen, thereby generating heat for reactions taking place in the reactor; and d) releasing from the reactor an offgas effluent, is run in a way that keeps iron losses in the offgas relatively low. After start-up of the process is complete, steps (a) and (b) are controlled so as to: e) keep the temperature of the molten iron at or below about 1550.degree. C. and f) keep the slag weight at or above about 0.8 tonne per square meter.
- Inventors:
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- Airmont, NY
- Greenville, SC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AMERICAN IRON & STEEL INST
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872203
- Patent Number(s):
- 5885322
- Assignee:
- Steel Technology Corporation (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON C21B - MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-94ID13284
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; reducing; iron; losses; smelting; process; comprises; steps; introducing; source; oxide; oxygen; nitrogen; carbonaceous; fuel; reactor; continuously; introduced; overhead; lance; maintaining; conditions; chemically; reduced; ii; bath; molten; created; stirred; bottom; surmounted; layer; slag; iii; carbon; monoxide; gas; rise; causing; react; incoming; generating; heat; reactions; taking; releasing; offgas; effluent; run; relatively; start-up; complete; controlled; temperature; below; 1550; degree; weight; tonne; square; meter; monoxide gas; chemically reduce; continuously introduced; square meter; carbon monoxide; iron oxide; carbonaceous fuel; molten iron; smelting iron; reducing iron; gas effluent; oxide gas; chemically reduced; /75/
Citation Formats
Sarma, Balu, and Downing, Kenneth B. Method for reducing iron losses in an iron smelting process. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Sarma, Balu, & Downing, Kenneth B. Method for reducing iron losses in an iron smelting process. United States.
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"Method for reducing iron losses in an iron smelting process". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872203.
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abstractNote = {A process of smelting iron that comprises the steps of: a) introducing a source of iron oxide, oxygen, nitrogen, and a source of carbonaceous fuel to a smelting reactor, at least some of said oxygen being continuously introduced through an overhead lance; b) maintaining conditions in said reactor to cause (i) at least some of the iron oxide to be chemically reduced, (ii) a bath of molten iron to be created and stirred in the bottom of the reactor, surmounted by a layer of slag, and (iii) carbon monoxide gas to rise through the slag; c) causing at least some of said carbon monoxide to react in the reactor with the incoming oxygen, thereby generating heat for reactions taking place in the reactor; and d) releasing from the reactor an offgas effluent, is run in a way that keeps iron losses in the offgas relatively low. After start-up of the process is complete, steps (a) and (b) are controlled so as to: e) keep the temperature of the molten iron at or below about 1550.degree. C. and f) keep the slag weight at or above about 0.8 tonne per square meter.},
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