Application of deep learning in iron ore sintering process: a …

The sintering process is an intricate system with a protracted process flow. The steps in the manufacturing line are primarily composed of the ingredients and mixing process, the sintering operation process, and the treatment of the sintered ore [39, 40].2.2 Important parameters and characteristics of sintering process. As shown in Fig. 2, all …

Nitrogen monoxide reduction by carbon monoxide to …

1. Introduction. Iron ore sintering, a major contributor to the burden of blast furnaces, is the largest contributor to air pollutant emissions [1] in the Chinese steel industry. The NO x emission in sintering plants accounts for approximately 80 % of the total from the steel plant and has the potential to be significantly reduced for a …

Iron ore sintering

Like other sintering processes, iron ore sintering converts iron ore fines of often −8 mm in size into larger agglomerates, namely sinter, between 5 and 50 mm in …

Reducing Carbon and Nitrogen Oxides Emission in Iron Ore Sintering

Double-layer pre-sintering new process can reduce carbon oxides and nitrogen oxides emission during Iron Ore sintering . For the industrial-scale pilot with a 360 m 2 sinter machine in 26 weeks, the total emission reductions of nitrogen oxides and carbon oxides are 615.4 tons and 45239.8 tons, respectively. (2)

Thermodynamic Analysis of Iron Ore Sintering Process …

Table 4 shows the distribution of solid fuels, iron ore, various fluxes, and return mine required for sintering. Table 4. Ratios of sintering raw materials [16]. Fuel Mixed Iron …

Multi-model ensemble prediction model for carbon efficiency …

This process forms sinter of different sizes at the burn-through point (BTP). The sinter is crushed by sinter breaker and then sieved to obtain the qualified sinter and the returned sinter. The iron ore sintering is a type of continuous industrial process, which mainly involves the following three types of parameters.

Ore Sintering

Sintering emissions and their mitigation technologies. L. Lu, ... X. Li, in Iron Ore, 2015. 18.1.1 Key gaseous emissions from sinter plants. Iron ore sintering is a material preparation process employed worldwide in the production of iron and steel. According to statistical data on pollution, sintering plants rank second in terms of toxic …

Reducing Carbon and Nitrogen Oxides Emission in Iron …

Keywords Iron ore sintering ·Double-layer pre-sintering ·Carbon oxides and ... and the sinter quality met the requirement of blast furnace very well. In the paper, the …

Comparison of semi-coke with traditional pulverized …

150–250 kg per ton of pig iron [2, 3]. In China, with the continuous increase in the demand for high-quality coal and resource shortages, PCI technology has an increasing demand for novel injection fuels. Besides, the amount of coke breeze in iron ore sintering process required is 45–55 kg/t. The reduction and closure of coking oven

Iron Ore Sintering

Iron ore sintering is the iron ore powder agglomeration process that changes fine iron ore powder into the lumpy iron-bearing raw material used for blast furnace ironmaking. High-temperature process and addition of alkaline flux will improve metallurgical performance of iron-bearing raw material.

Iron Ore Pelletizing Process: An Overview

The iron ore production has significantly expanded in recent years, owing to increasing steel demands in developing countries. However, the content of iron in ore deposits has deteriorated and low-grade iron ore has been processed. The fines resulting from the concentration process must be agglomerated for use in iron and steelmaking. …

(PDF) Iron Ore Sintering: Process

The sintering process, depicted in Figure 1, involves the application of heat to fine iron ore particles, transforming them into …

Comprehensive evaluation of hydrogen-rich energy application in iron

For the countries which use sinter as the main blast furnace material, achieve lower fossil fuels consumption is the inevitable requirement for carbon neutrality and sustainable development, such as China and Japan (Takeshi Kuramochi, 2017).To achieve the requirements of carbon emission reduction and environmental protection …

A Process Intensification Approach to Improve Productivity, …

The PI approach is also a pathfinding tool to achieve carbon neutrality and net zero. Intensification of the iron ore sintering process was approached by injecting hydrogen-rich gas into the sinter bed. The location of the injection was critical to the pyrolysis of the solid fuel, and the SOx and NOx emissions.

Biomass–Coal Hybrid Fuel: A Route to Net-Zero Iron Ore Sintering

The global steel industry uses fossil fuels to produce millions of tonnes of iron ore sinter each year. Sintering is an energy-intensive process that fuses iron ore and flux to produce material that balances a high mechanical strength at a sufficient particle size to ensure a macroporous burden in the blast furnace to enable rapid gas flow. As …

Alternate carbon sources for sintering of iron ore

The requirements to the pre-processing techniques are given by the sintering process. Generally coke is blended with the other sinter mix components before granulation. Several studies have shown that the size distribution of the coke in the sinter mix has to be in a range of 1 – 3 mm to obtain high per-formance and good sinter quality ...

A hybrid just-in-time soft sensor for carbon efficiency of iron ore …

The soft sensing system described above was incorporated into the optimization and control system for online estimation of the carbon efficiency of an iron ore sintering plant. The sintering machine has an effective area of 360 m 2. The system estimates the CCR every time the query datum is send to the HJITL-SS.

A Process Intensification Approach to Improve Productivity, …

The PI approach is also a pathfinding tool to achieve carbon neutrality and net zero. Intensification of the iron ore sintering process was approached by injecting hydrogen …

Iron Ore Sintering

Download reference work entry PDF. Iron ore sintering is the iron ore powder agglomeration process that changes fine iron ore powder into the lumpy iron …

Hybrid Modeling and Online Optimization Strategy for Improving Carbon

The iron ore sintering process is an important step in preparing raw material for ironmaking. How to reduce carbon consumption while ensuring the stable running of the sintering process is an ...

Recent progress in sustainable and energy-efficient …

Iron ore sinter plants are energy-intensive components of integrated iron and steel production (see Table 1), where the iron ore fines (<5 mm) are converted into …

The Iron Ore Challenge for Direct Reduction On Road to Carbon …

Figure 3 shows a comparison of the IEA and WSD views and the related iron ore demand of between 400 and 600 mt by 2050, compared to about 160 mt in 2019. From the quantitative perspective, iron ore supply should not be an issue, with BF iron production falling from just under 1.3 billion tonnes in 2019 to 665 mt by 2050 per IEA's SDS (see …

Biomass–Coal Hybrid Fuel: A Route to Net-Zero Iron Ore …

The global steel industry uses fossil fuels to produce millions of tonnes of iron ore sinter each year. Sintering is an energy-intensive process that fuses iron ore …

A clean disposal method of carbide slag with carbon …

1. Introduction. Sintering is a widely used iron ore agglomeration method worldwide to produce qualified charged materials for blast furnaces (Angalakuditi et al., 2021).More than 70% of the raw materials of blast furnaces are sinter in China, the country with the largest crude steel output in the world (Zhou, Xu, et al., 2018).Iron ores, fuels …

Iron ore sintering

Like other sintering processes, iron ore sintering converts iron ore fines of often −8 mm in size into larger agglomerates, namely sinter, between 5 and 50 mm in particle size, which possess the physical and metallurgical characteristics as well as gas permeability required for efficient blast furnace operation.

Influence of multiple gaseous medium injection on low-carbon iron ore …

The purpose of this study is to develop a low-cost and low-carbon iron ore sintering technology. Through the use of natural gas and steam coupling injection to strengthen the sintering indexes, so as to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. ... Based on the industrial feasibility and test safety requirements, it is ...

Disposal of zinc extraction residues via iron ore sintering

For this gap, a novel approach was proposed to effectively treat the zinc extraction residue via the iron ore sintering process. It was feasible to add 1 wt.% of zinc extraction residues to the sintering raw materials. The more adequate mineralization reaction resulted in higher yield and tumbler indexes, despite a slight decrease in …

Fundamental Study on the Re-utilization of Waste Magnesia-Carbon …

Abstract Waste magnesia-carbon bricks (MCB) exhibit great potential for being reutilized as MgO additive for iron ore sintering due to their main composition of high activity magnesia and extra carbon content. In this paper, the combustion characteristics of the carbon component of waste MCB were first studied by …

Recent advances in iron ore sintering

Abstract. Sintering is the most economic and widely used agglomeration process to prepare iron ore fines for blast furnace use. Owing to the depleting reserves of traditional high grade iron ore, there have been considerable changes in iron ore resources available throughout the world, especially in steel mills in East Asia.

Reductants in iron ore sintering: A critical review

Significance of types of fuel usage as reductant in Iron ore sintering process. ... From a chemical point of view, this coke is subject to requirements such as the non-volatile carbon content, which must be between 83 and 91 %; the range of volatile substances depends on the degree of maturity of the coke; Sulphur content in coke is …

Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions control in iron ore

Anthracite and coke are evenly coated by iron ore powder during the sintering raw materials granulation process. The granular sintering raw materials are loaded into the sintering machine, where the surface of sintering raw materials is ignited and sintered from top to bottom under the action of vertical airflow [24].As shown in Fig. …

Sintering: Most Efficient Technologies for Greenhouse …

FeO so formed combines with SiO 2 and fluxes resulting in the formation of fluxed sinter.. The flexibility of the sintering process permits conversion of a variety of materials, including iron ore fines, captured dusts, ore concentrates, and other iron-bearing materials of small particle size (e.g., mill scale) into a clinker-like agglomerate.

Effect of Process Parameters on Mineralisation …

The carbon-free sintering process does not change the consolidation process of iron ... fundamental research was required. In this ... Mixed iron ore 61.47 2.88 5.4 0.16 1.52 0.08 0.31 0.02 5.15

Iron Ore Agglomeration Technologies

A certain level of moisture is required, as well as a binder agent, for instance bentonite or Portland cement. ... Murakami K, Sugawara K, Kawawuchi T. Analysis of combustion rate at various carbon materials for iron ore sintering bed. ISIJ International. 2013; 53 (9):1580-1587. DOI: 10.2355/isijinternational.53.1580; 28.