Reduction kinetics and mechanism of pellets prepared from high chromium vanadium

Abstract

High chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite has not been exploited and made full use of on a large scale so far due to the immature utilisation technology and the reality that the utilisation efficiency of valuable metals still urgently needs to be improved. In the present paper, the isothermal reduction kinetics and mechanism of high chromium vanadium–titanium pellets were studied at 800–1100°C. The microstructures were examined by a SEM equipped with EDX capabilities to reveal the elemental distributions. The effect of reduction temperature on the volumetric swelling degree and cold crushing strength was also studied. It was found that reduction temperature has a large effect on the reduction rate of pellets, and the increase in reduction rate is more obvious in the range 1000–1100°C than 800–1000°C. The volumetric swelling degree of pellets increased with increasing reduction temperature, while the cold crushing strength decreased. The apparent activation energy of the reduction reaction was calculated to be 44.3 kJ mol⁻¹, and the reduction rate is controlled by the combined effect of interfacial chemical reaction and gas diffusion through the porous product layer. The rate controlling steps were further studied by calculating the resistance percentages. The interfacial chemical reaction was found to be predominant in the initial reduction stage, with the percentage effect of gas diffusion through the porous product layer gradually increasing during reduction.

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High chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite Pellet Reduction mechanism Kinetics

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Reduction kinetics and mechanism of pellets prepared from high chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite concentrate

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