Treatment of iron oxide agglomerates before introduction into furnace
US6214087A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22B1/245
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for producing solid metal product is disclosed including the steps of providing carbon and metal bearing compounds in compacts, coating the compacts with treatment materials, encapsulating the compacts with carbonaceous containing materials to form a residual layer, and treating the residual layer before introduction of the compacts into a furnace. The compacts contain carbon containing metal bearing compounds, and are coated with mixtures of carbonaceous materials dispersed within a binder material such as a viscous liquid, molasses, alcohol, or fuel oil. The coated compacts are treated to form a hardened outer residual layer. The outer residual layer provides for a sacrificial outer coating on the compacts that reacts with any oxidizing gaseous components within the furnace, while the carbon containing metal bearing compounds within the compacts are heated and metallized inside the compounds. The outer residual layer provides for improved production of higher purity of metal and carbon nuggets with decreased furnace processing times. Therefore, an increase in purity of the metal product is produced at a lower cost, with minimization of the interaction of the molten metal…
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