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Proceedings of the Ironmaking, Iron Ore and Agglomeration Seminars

ISSN 2594-357X

43º Seminário de Redução de Minério de Ferro e Matérias-Primas e o 14º Simpósio Brasileiro de Minério de Ferro — vol. 43, num.43 (2013)

Title

COMPARISON OF SINTER AND PELLET USAGE IN AN INTEGRATED STEEL PLANT

COMPARISON OF SINTER AND PELLET USAGE IN AN INTEGRATED STEEL PLANT

Authorship

Mourão, Jose Murilo; Patel, Nishit; Huerta, Manuel; Cameron, Ian; Pereira, Rodrigo

Mourão, Jose Murilo
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Patel, Nishit
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Huerta, Manuel
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Cameron, Ian
Cameron, Ian

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Pereira, Rodrigo
Pereira, Rodrigo

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DOI

10.5151/2594-357X-23845

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Abstract

Global iron ore production has grown dramatically in recent years to meet increasing world steel demand, especially in Asia. High grade lump ore resources are being depleted and a greater amount of fine concentrate/pellet feed will enter into production as lower grade deposits are mined. Integrated steel plants need to make convenient use of the available iron ore resources to optimize operation and the cost of steel. The advantages and disadvantages of using greater amounts of iron ore concentrate are discussed, focusing on the production and use of fired pellets in the blast furnace. Hot metal production using sinter and pellets in the blast furnace is compared, considering aspects like; blast furnace productivity, environmental performance, solid waste management, slag-coke rates, and the steel plant energy balance.

 

Global iron ore production has grown dramatically in recent years to meet increasing world steel demand, especially in Asia. High grade lump ore resources are being depleted and a greater amount of fine concentrate/pellet feed will enter into production as lower grade deposits are mined. Integrated steel plants need to make convenient use of the available iron ore resources to optimize operation and the cost of steel. The advantages and disadvantages of using greater amounts of iron ore concentrate are discussed, focusing on the production and use of fired pellets in the blast furnace. Hot metal production using sinter and pellets in the blast furnace is compared, considering aspects like; blast furnace productivity, environmental performance, solid waste management, slag-coke rates, and the steel plant energy balance.

Keywords

Iron ore; Pellet feed; Sintering; Pelletizing; Blast furnace.

Iron ore; Pellet feed; Sintering; Pelletizing; Blast furnace.

How to refer

Mourão, Jose Murilo; Patel, Nishit; Huerta, Manuel; Cameron, Ian; Pereira, Rodrigo. COMPARISON OF SINTER AND PELLET USAGE IN AN INTEGRATED STEEL PLANT , p. 462-472. In: 43º Seminário de Redução de Minério de Ferro e Matérias-Primas e o 14º Simpósio Brasileiro de Minério de Ferro, São Paulo, 2013.
ISSN: 2594-357X , DOI 10.5151/2594-357X-23845