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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
  • C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
  • C21B13/00—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
  • C21B13/0033—In fluidised bed furnaces or apparatus containing a dispersion of the material
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
  • C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
  • C21B13/00—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
  • C21B13/0046—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes making metallised agglomerates or iron oxide
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
  • C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
  • C21B13/00—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
  • C21B13/14—Multi-stage processes processes carried out in different vessels or furnaces
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
  • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
  • Y02P10/10—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions
  • Y02P10/134—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions by avoiding CO2, e.g. using hydrogen

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a process for the production of compacts containing direct reduced iron (DRI) from a fluidized bed reduction plant for the direct reduction of fine particulate
• DRI direct reduced iron
• One type of direct reduction of iron ore by means of a reducing gas is based on the fact that finely particulate iron ore with a grain size of 0.005 to 12 mm is reduced in a fluidized bed.
• the fluidized bed is obtained by
• Reduction gas is blown in a fluidized bed reactor of a fluidized bed reduction plant in the fine-particle iron ore.
• the fine particulate iron ore is suspended by the gas flow and reacts with the reducing gas, reducing it itself and oxidizing the reducing gas. After a certain residence time in the fluidized bed reactor, the thus reduced fine particulate
• the material taken from the last fluidized-bed reactor, as seen in the flow direction of the fine-particle iron ore, which is largely reduced, is usually subjected to a final reduction or smelting step for the production of pig iron.
• This material is also referred to as direct reduced iron (DRI).
• DRI direct reduced iron
• Such Endreduktions- or smelting step is carried out for example in a melter gasifier.
• a reducing gas is produced from carbon carriers and oxygen by gasification reactions, as well as prereduced iron carriers-for example, the last reduced fluidized bed reactor, largely reduced material DRI-are subjected to a final reduction and the resulting pig iron is melted down.
• the Endreduktions- or smelting can also in a different from a melter gasifier type of
• Smelting reduction plant or take place for example in a blast furnace.
• the DRI can also be used as an iron carrier for other applications, for example for a steel mill, for example in electric arc furnaces or converters.
• efficient process management it is intended for use in one
• Melamine carburetor envisaged iron carrier have a particle size distribution, on the one hand connected with too small particle sizes of the iron carrier negative effects - such as uneven gas distribution in melter gasifier -, and on the other hand, with too large grain sizes of the iron carrier associated negative effects on the melter gasifier operation - such as delayed melting behavior and increased proportion on direct reduction, and consequently also higher reducing agent consumption - be avoided.
• too small particle sizes of the iron carrier negative effects - such as uneven gas distribution in melter gasifier -
• too large grain sizes of the iron carrier associated negative effects on the melter gasifier operation - such as delayed melting behavior and increased proportion on direct reduction, and consequently also higher reducing agent consumption - be avoided.
• Fluidized bed reactor material DRI to be used in the melter gasifier as an iron carrier it is, for example, by compacting into compacts
• the material DRI taken from the last fluidized-bed reactor is first fed to a collecting container, also called DRI-Fines bunker, and fed from there to a compaction plant. Since the DRI is obtained feinteilchenformig, the term DRI-Fines bunker is used in this application, in which name the part fines is present due to the fine particle size of the DRI.
• the collecting tank - or DRI-Fines bunker - is required in operation to compensate for short-term plant failures, which can occur during pneumatic transport between the last fluidized bed reactor and collecting tank - or DRI-Fines bunker -;
• the sump - or DRI-Fines bunker - acts as a buffer for the material supply of DRI in him downstream equipment parts.
• Dry dust removal device such as filter device by means of bag filters or ceramic filters or by means of cyclone.
• the separated material which in the case of dry dedusting is a dry dust containing iron oxide, has - especially since it yes
• Iron content and carbon content should therefore be used for economic reasons as an iron carrier raw material - for example, in a pig iron production in a melter gasifier or blast furnace, or in a steel plant.
• it should be used in pig iron production processes associated with the
• Fluidized bed reactors in which it is formed are connected. But since the separated material is much finer than the finely particulate material fed to the fluidized bed reactors and it is too fine, for example, the
• Fluidized bed reactors are emptied to avoid passage of the material contained therein through the distributor plates and agglomeration and packaging. As in the dry dedusting devices for off-gas falls
• fine particulate material containing, inter alia, finely particulate iron oxide from the iron ore, as well as resulting in the reduction fine-particulate iron, and carbon.
• This material should also be used as an iron carrier raw material, for example in a pig iron production in one
• Fluidized bed reactors are not possible since the fine-particle materials would be blown out of the fluidized beds to a large extent immediately because they are predominantly below or in the region of the separation size of the cyclones contained in the fluidized-bed reactors in terms of size.
• fine particulate iron oxide and optionally fine-particulate iron and carbon and have a for use in the fluidized bed reactors too small particle size. Preference is given to the use in the context of with the
• Fluidized bed reduction plants associated pig iron production processes.
• This object is achieved by a method for the production of compacts, direct reduced iron (DRI) from a
• Fluidized bed reduction plant for the direct reduction of finely particulate iron ore contained, wherein in the fluidized bed reduction plant in the direct reduction
• DAI fine particulate iron
• fine-particulate iron and carbon is mixed, and the resulting mixture is subsequently compacted into the compacts.
• pellets containing this material are obtained from the resulting mixture.
• the components of the dry particulate material are in the compacts further uses as iron carrier raw material - for example, for pig iron production - which require the use of material which is coarser than the dry
• the product When DRI is compacted, the product is also called hot compacted iron (HCl).
• the compacts according to the invention thus contain hot compacted iron according to such nomenclature.
• the dry fine particulate material contains at least iron oxide. It is
• Iron oxide with any oxidation state of the iron of the term iron oxide includes, so it may be, for example, FeO, or Fe 2 0 3 , or Fe 3 0 4 , or other iron oxides, or mixtures of different iron oxides.
• the iron oxide can originate from the iron ore which is reduced in the fluidized bed reduction plant.
• the dry particulate material may also contain fine particulate iron and may also contain fine particulate carbon.
• the finely particulate iron can be obtained from the reduction of the finely particulate iron ore in the
• Fluidized bed reduction system originates.
• the dry fine-particulate material originates from a dry dedusting of the off-gas
• Off-gas is the used reducing gas, which consists of the in
• the dry fine-particulate material is obtained in that from
• Fluidized bed reactors of the fluidized bed reduction system is taken directly before a plant downtime reduced fine particulate material.
• the dry fine-particulate material is derived from one, preferably the
• Fluidized bed reduction system assigned in a plant network
• Fine ore drying plant for example a fluidized bed drying plant.
• the dry fine-particulate material originates from a dedusting device
• Material transport device which is preferably associated with the fluidized bed reduction plant in a plant network.
• the proportion of the dry fine particulate material in the mixture has a lower limit of 0.25% by weight, preferably 0.5% by weight, and the proportion is up to 10% by weight, preferably up to 5% by weight.
• the specified limit values of the areas are included.
• the corresponding limitation results from an unfavorable product quality such as low density and increased susceptibility to break-up of the compacts.
• Another object of the present invention is a device for
• Fluidized bed reduction plant for the direct reduction of feinteilchenformigem iron ore, a collecting container for receiving produced in the fluidized bed reduction plant directly reduced feinteilchenformigem iron (DRI), a
• Transfer line for transferring the directly reduced fine particulate iron (DRI) produced in the fluidized bed reduction plant into the collecting tank, a compacting plant for compacting fine particulate material, a supply line for supplying direct reduced fine iron (DRI) from the collecting tank to the compacting plant,
• DRI directly reduced fine particulate iron
• one or more dust supply lines for supplying dry feinteilchenformigem material which contains at least fine particulate iron oxide and optionally fine particulate iron and carbon, in the collecting container for collecting direct reduced fine particulate iron (DRI) and / or open into the supply line.
• DRI direct reduced fine particulate iron
• the supply by means of bucket elevators by means of bucket elevators
• Fluidized bed reactor of the fluidized bed reduction plant an off-gas line for removal of spent reducing gas - called off-gas -, wherein in the off-gas line alixentstaubungsvornchtung the guided in the off-gas line gas stream is present, at least one of the one or several dust supply lines from theimientstaubungsvornchtung springs.
• Thenentstaubungsvornchtung is preferably equipped with ceramic and / or metallic filter cartridges, and / or with bag filters, and / or with one or more cyclones. Depending on what temperature the
• Fluidized bed reactors of the fluidized bed reduction system each have a discharge line for withdrawing present in the respective fluidized bed reactor direct-reduced fine-particulate material-preferably before a stoppage of
• Fluidized bed reduction plant wherein at least one of the one or more dust supply lines originates in at least one of the exhaust ducts.
• the DRI-Fines bunker is provided with a gas outlet, for example, the gas used in a pneumatically operated dust supply line for supplying dry iron oxide-containing material into the collection container for the collection of direct-reduced fine-particle iron (DRI) for pneumatic transport - for example nitrogen or other inert conveying gases -
• a gas outlet for example, the gas used in a pneumatically operated dust supply line for supplying dry iron oxide-containing material into the collection container for the collection of direct-reduced fine-particle iron (DRI) for pneumatic transport - for example nitrogen or other inert conveying gases -
• DRI-Fines bunker is provided with a gas outlet, for example, the gas used in a pneumatically operated dust supply line for supplying dry iron oxide-containing material into the collection container for the collection of direct-reduced fine-particle iron (DRI) for pneumatic transport - for example nitrogen or other inert conveying gases -
• DRI-Fines bunker for example, the gas used in
• vent gas The gas to be discharged from the DRI-Fines bunker, called vent gas, causes a considerable amount of dust, because on the one hand the contents of the DRI-Fines are bunkers
• Dust removal device preferably a dry dedusting device provided. This is either still arranged inside the DRI-Fines bunker in such a way that the dedusting takes place before the Vent gas enters the gas outlet.
• Dry dust removal device in the gas outlet for example, be arranged laterally next to the DRI-Fines bunker, or above or below the DRI-Fines bunker.
• the dry particulate matter deposited from the vent gas in the dry dedusting apparatus is preferably introduced into the feed line for supplying direct reduced fine particulate iron (DRI) from the Add collection container to the compacting system.
• DRI direct reduced fine particulate iron
• the dry dedusting device is preferably equipped with ceramic and / or metallic filter cartridges, and / or with bag filters, and / or with one or more cyclones.
• an opening into the sump and / or the supply line dust supply line is present, which from one - preferably the fluidized bed reduction plant in a plant network associated - fine ore drying plant, for example, a fluidized bed drying system, emanating.
• an opening into the sump and / or the supply line dust supply line is present, which from a
• the fluidized bed reduction plant is assigned in a system network - goes out.
• the compacts according to the invention can, for example, as described as iron carrier for a smelting reduction plant such as a
• Melt carburetor can be used.
• They can also be used as an iron carrier for a blast furnace.
• They can also be used as an iron carrier for a steel mill, for example for electric arc furnace or converter.
• Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of a
• Fluidized bed reduction plant for the direct reduction of feinteilchenformigem iron ore, in which the pellets are fed to a shaft reactor.
• Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of a
• Fluidized bed reduction plant for the direct reduction of feinteilchenformigem iron ore, at the compacts of a charging device for charging in a
• FIG. 3 shows a schematic longitudinal section through the collecting container 5 from FIG. 1.
• the fluidized-bed reduction plant 1 shown in FIG. 1 for the direct reduction of fine-particle iron ore 2 comprises four fluidized bed reactors 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d connected in series. Fine particulate iron ore 2 is introduced into the fluidized bed reactor 3a and passes through the series of fluidized bed reactors in the direction of
• Fluidized bed reactor 3d which is represented by dashed arrows.
• the direct-reduced fine-particle iron (DRI) produced in the series of fluidized-bed reactors is transferred from the fluidized-bed reactor 3d via a pneumatically operated transfer line 4 into a collecting container 5. From the sump 5 is the
• DRI direct-reduced fine-particle iron
• Compacting system 7 for compacting feinteilchenförmigem material supplied.
• compacts 8 are produced from the DRI. These are fed to the shaft reactor 13 and prereduced in this.
• Reduction gas 9 is obtained by gasification of carbon carriers 1 1 with the supply of oxygen 12 in a melter gasifier 10. Furthermore, in
• the reducing gas 9 is partly introduced into the series of fluidized bed reactors 3 a, 3 b, 3 c, 3 d and partly into the shaft reactor 13.
• the reducing gas 9 passes through the fluidized bed reactors 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d in the direction of fluidized bed reactor 3d to fluidized bed reactor 3a.
• a dry dedusting device 16 for dedusting the guided in the off-gas line gas stream of off-gas which in this case comprises ceramic filter cartridges.
• dry fine particulate material accumulates in the dry dedusting device 16.
• a dust supply line 17 for the supply of dry fine-particulate material from the dry dedusting device 16 originates in the collecting container 5. The supply takes place pneumatically.
• a respective discharge line 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d for withdrawing from the respective fluidized-bed reactor arises existing direct reduced dry fine particulate material at standstill of the fluidized bed reduction plant.
• a dust supply line 19 for supplying dry fine particulate matter from the exhaust ducts into the sump 5 rises in each of the exhaust ducts.
• the supply is pneumatic.
• a fine ore drying plant 20 which is assigned to the fluidized bed reduction plant 1 in a plant network, resulting dry fine-particulate material is supplied to the collecting container 5 via the dust supply line 21.
• Fluidized bed reduction system 1 is assigned in a plant network, resulting dry fine-particulate material is the dust supply line 24 the
• FIG. 2 shows a modification of the fluidized-bed reduction system shown in FIG. The difference from Figure 1 is that the compacts 8 not one
• FIG. 1 shows a schematic longitudinal section through the collecting container 5 of Figure 1 together with its associated plant parts, not all shown for clarity in Figure 1 were.
• the direct-reduced fine-particle iron (DRI) produced in the series of fluidized-bed reactors is transferred from the fluidized-bed reactor 3d of FIG. From the collecting tank 5, the direct-reduced feinteilchenformige iron (DRI) is fed via a supply line 6 of a compaction plant 7 for compacting feinteilchenförmigem material.
• DRI direct-reduced fine-particle iron
• the dust supply line 17 for supplying dry iron oxide-containing dust from the dry dedusting device 16 of FIG. 1 opens into the collecting container 5. Vent gas is discharged from the collecting container 5 via the gas outlet 26.
• a Dry dedusting device 25 which comprises ceramic filter cartridges, arranged inside the DRI-Fines bunker so that the dedusting before the entry of the
• One advantage of the present invention is that an iron carrier is produced which is produced with compacting devices already available for compaction of DRI and therefore requires minimal modifications or extensions of installations, or no additional equipment for its creation. This reduces the costs associated with the production of the iron carriers according to the invention.
• Another advantage of the present invention is that dry
• feinteilchenförmiges material containing at least fine particulate iron oxide and optionally finely particulate iron and carbon is used as iron carrier, instead of having to be fed as previously associated with a cost and effort disposal.
• the dry fine particulate material containing at least fine particulate iron oxide and optionally finely particulate iron and carbon as iron carrier iron ore can be substituted as iron carrier, which saves raw material cost.

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