Proceedings of the Ironmaking, Iron Ore and Agglomeration Seminars


ISSN 2594-357X

Title

FROM IRON ORE TO IRON SINTER – PROCESS CONTROL USING X-RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD)

DOI

10.5151/4444-4444-26276

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Abstract

Traditionally quality control of iron ore sinter, its raw materials and raw mixtures has relied on time-consuming wet chemistry. The mineralogical composition that defines the properties is often not monitored. XRD analysis in combination with Rietveld quantification and statistical data evaluation using Partial Least-Square Regression (PLSR) has been successfully established to determine the mineralogical composition and process parameters such as the FeO (Fe2+) content and basicity of iron sinter within an analysis time of less than 8 minutes per sample. Both methods take the full XRD pattern into account and can be simultaneously applied on the same measurement. In addition the Rietveld method was used to quantify the phase content of raw mixtures to monitor the composition of blending beds.

 

Keywords

Iron sinter, X-ray diffraction, Ironmaking agglomeration

Ironmaking agglomeration

How to refer

König, Uwe; Norberg, Nicholas; Gobbo, Luciano. FROM IRON ORE TO IRON SINTER – PROCESS CONTROL USING X-RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD) , p. 146-153. In: 45º Ironmaking / 16º Iron Ore / 3º Agglomeration, Rio de Janeiro, 2015.
ISSN: 2594-357X , DOI 10.5151/4444-4444-26276