Indian iron ores are suffering from high amounts of alumina and loss on ignition (LOI), which are deleterious constituents in both the pelletizing as well as iron making processes. Iron ore fines utilized in pellet making consist of alumina in the range of 3.20–3.35% and LOI in the range of 3.50–3.70%. Detailed palletization studies have …
Penalties for alumina and silica content in iron ore have soared since January this year, due to a resurgence in the supply of ores with higher impurities and a subsequent lackluster response in deman
Indian iron mines dumps huge quantity of ultra fines containing high gangue minerals resulting in loss of iron values and environmental issues. The major gangue minerals containing alumina, silica …
Due to the presence of high alumina and hydrous iron phase, the iron ore from Bonai-Keonjhar iron ore basin produces huge fines during the comminution …
Indian iron ores are rich in iron (Fe) content, with 62 to 64 percent Fe, and contain 2.5 to 3 percent alumina. The major iron-bearing minerals are briefly described in Table 1. Due to the high alumina content, the Indian iron ore beneficiation process has not yet found much importance compared with those in the rest of the world.
ABSTRACT A typical high-alumina containing iron ore slime from the eastern Indian sector containing 58.13% Fe, 6.48% SiO2, 4.9% Al2O3, and 5.35% LOI, have been evaluated to find out whether grinding of the slimes will be beneficial or not for upgrading the slime to generate pellet-grade concentrate with >64% Fe. Liberation …
The performance of floatex density separator (FDS) for alumina removal from iron ore fines of size <1˙0 mm has been studied. Screw classifier feed containing 4˙28% alumina has been used as the raw feed material. Desliming in hydrocyclone helps to reduce the alumina content down to 3˙39% by removing high alumina bearing ultrafine …
Detailed part icle characterization and subsequent beneficiation studies of the high alumina iron ore fines revealed the following distinctive points that are helpful for developing the …
Aiming at the effective utilization of the abundant high-alumina iron ores with low iron grade, the influence of alumina concentration and type on high-temperature characteristics was clarified based on the analyses of eight typical iron ores. The results indicate that high-temperature characteristics of iron ores in various …
beneficiating the high alumina bearing iron ore fines of India. Detailed particle characterization and subsequent beneficiation studies of the high alumina iron …
Why would it be conducive to the formation in sintering process by adding alumina properly to iron ore fines. The result shows that temperature of liquid phase generated decreased from 1218 °C to ...
This leads to the concentration of alumina in ore fines, the slime being richest in alumina. The high alumina in sinters through iron ore fines leads to an increase in the slag viscosity and in turn makes the operation of the downstream blast furnace difficult.
Optimum conditions were established to produce iron nuggets with complete slag–metal separation using iron ore–coal composite pellets made from high alumina iron ore fines. These were reduction temperature of 1400°C, reduction time minimum of 15 min, carbon input of 80% of theoretical requirement and CaO input of 2·3, 3·0 and 4·2 wt ...
High-LOI iron ore fines are received for detailed laboratory pelletization studies. Received iron ore fines consist of higher percentage of goethite with LOI …
At present, the alumina content in the sinter grade iron ore fines at JSW Steel varies from 4 to 6%. The quality of iron ore presently being used calls for extensive investigations to …
Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2008, B. Sarkar and others published In Depth Analysis of Alumina Removal from Iron Ore Fines using Teetered Bed Gravity Separator | Find, read and cite all the research ...
ABSTRACT The current beneficiation study examines the potential for separating ultrafine low-grade iron ore materials using a circulating-type air classifier. Statistical analysis using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was implemented for optimization of the separator critical processing parameters to achieve sharp separation …
The presence of alumina bearing clay and excessive generation of fines during mining, washing operations, material handling and ball mill grinding of very soft …
Iron ore pellets are largely characterized by inherent physical and chemical properties of the ore. Alumina and silica play important roles in determining the productivity of a Blast Furnace. On average, one percent increase in iron content improves productivity by 2% and reduces coke consumption by 1%. Therefore higher iron ore feed content to …
Platts alumina differential for medium grade fines iron ore containing 1-2.5% alumina hit a record high $8.70/1% on July 17. While the differential has since softened into a range of $7-$8/1% in August to date, it remains considerably higher than at the start of the year, when the assessment on January 2 stood at $1.80/1%.
The sinter plant that converts the iron ore fines into a desirable blast furnace feed, offers an avenue for recycling wastes. ... Pereira et al. explored the utilization of high-grade pellet fines with low alumina and silica content in sinter feed. Adding 40% pellet screenings improved sintering productivity and flame front speed. However, the ...
Fines beneficiation of iron ore slimes using hydrocyclone has attracted the industries, especially to discard a large portion of high alumina to the first place of process flow sheet (see the supplementary document, Figure S-1).
Consequently, this study is aimed at realizing the efficient utilization of high-alumina iron ore, using high-alumina limonite as the research object. The sintering optimization of high-alumina limonite is performed in order to evaluate the applicability of this kind of ore in a given blending scheme and under suitable sintering conditions.
In the present investigation an attempt has been made to beneficiate goethitic iron ore containing 59.02 % Iron, 6.51 % Alumina, 4.79 % Silica, 0.089 % Phosphorus with 7.11 % loss on ignition. For this purpose, different beneficiation techniques such as gravity and magnetic separation processes have been employed. During the …
The trends and efficacy of ultrasonic pre-treatment before desliming high phosphorus Australian iron ore fines was investigated in the presented funda…
The sintering behaviour of ore fines under different Al2O3 content and different alkalinity was studied by DSC–TG method. The reaction kinetics of the sintering process was calculated. Simultaneously, the experimental products were analysed by microscopic analysis. The effects of different content of Al2O3 and alkalinity on the …
Studies have been carried out on low and high alumina iron ore fines to know the influence of sinter basicity and fuel (coke breeze) addition on sinter mineralogy, properties and productivity.
Fines beneficiation of iron ore slimes using hydrocyclone has attracted the industries, especially to discard a large portion of high alumina to the first place of …
Canadian iron concentrate (CIC) can elevate the ferrous grade and lower the contents of gangue components and harmful elements in the sinter. To understand high-temperature characteristics of CIC and typical iron ore, the formation of the melt was calculated mainly through FactSage 7.2, and melt fluidity (MF) test for iron ore fines …