WO2005031011A1 - Method for smelting inert material - Google Patents

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WO2005031011A1
WO2005031011A1 PCT/FI2004/000529 FI2004000529W WO2005031011A1 WO 2005031011 A1 WO2005031011 A1 WO 2005031011A1 FI 2004000529 W FI2004000529 W FI 2004000529W WO 2005031011 A1 WO2005031011 A1 WO 2005031011A1
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Risto Saarinen
Ilkka Kojo
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0026—Pyrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0028—Smelting or converting
    • C22B15/0047—Smelting or converting flash smelting or converting
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
    • C22B7/001—Dry processes
    • C22B7/003—Dry processes only remelting, e.g. of chips, borings, turnings; apparatus used therefor
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
    • C22B7/02—Working-up flue dust
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
    • C22B7/04—Working-up slag
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B9/00—General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals
    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a method according to the independent claim for smelting inert material in a metallurgical temperature reactor.
  • the residues and by-products from metallurgical industry are typically difficult to process.
  • the hydrometallurgical precipitates from zinc plants, such as jarosite, as well as the dust and scales from steel industry.
  • the above mentioned materials represent a non-combustible, chemically inert material.
  • Residues can be treated by smelting the waste material, by binding it in some other material and by utilizing it in some other process or product.
  • the reactions of the solid waste particles do not produce heat, but when smelting the waste, all necessary energy must be brought in the form of external fuel. Thus the reactions are endothermic.
  • the waste particles are agglomerated of many small particles, and therefore they are porous in structure.
  • the invention is characterized in that the heating and mixing are carried out in at least two steps.
  • Into the reaction shaft there is fed a mixture of fuel and oxygen or oxygen-enriched air, which mixture is ignited, and the non-combustible solid material is fed in the flame.
  • the furnace is provided with various burners for producing heat in addition to the pulverous material and air/oxygen input.
  • the reactions are arranged to take place in a suspension smelting furnace.
  • the object of the present invention is to introduce a novel arrangement for smelting inert material, such as residue, in a metallurgical temperature reactor.
  • a particular object of the invention is to enhance the smelting of inert material in a temperature reactor by forming a suspension of at least the inert material, the fuel creating the combustion heat, as well as the oxidizing gas, already before they are brought in the temperature reactor.
  • the invention is characterized by what is set forth in the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • Other preferred embodiments of the invention are characterized by what is set forth in the rest of the claims.
  • the invention relates to a method for smelting inert material, such as residue, in a metallurgical temperature reactor, so that at least the inert material is fed through a separate mixing space to the reaction space of the temperature reactor, in which case at least the inert material and the fuel are mixed with the oxidizing gas in the separate mixing space to form a suspension, essentially before feeding them in the reaction space of the temperature reactor.
  • the suspension is conducted to the reaction space of the preheated temperature reactor for igniting the suspension, and further to smelting the inert material. When the suspension is created before the fuel is ignited, the combustion takes place evenly in the suspension.
  • the inert material, the fuel and the oxidizing gas i.e. oxygen or oxygen-enriched air
  • the temperature reactor already in the form of a suspension the heat released in the combustion of the fuel particles is efficiently transferred to the inert particles, and the inert particles are smelted.
  • the fuel is mixed in the suspension, heat transfer between the burning fuel particles and the inert particles to be smelted is extremely efficient in comparison with a situation where the fuel is fed in later.
  • the inert material fed in the temperature reactor is finely divided, so that the diameter of the particles is 0.2 millimeters at most. When the inert particles are small, they have more time to smelt properly in the temperature reactor.
  • the employed fuel is gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
  • the employed fuel is solid fuel, such as coal dust.
  • the fuel can be mixed with the inert material already before feeding the mixture to the mixing space.
  • the dust and gases created during the smelting of the inert material are removed from the temperature reactor.
  • binding agent such as silicate is also added in the mixing space.
  • the employed mixing space is a diffuser burner.
  • the term 'diffuser burner' means a device provided with a separate space for creating the suspension before feeding the suspension to the reactor.
  • the employed metallurgical temperature reactor is a flash smelting furnace.
  • the thermal load of the temperature reactor walls is well in control, and overheating does not occur.
  • the reaction temperature can be maintained very high, for instance by increasing oxygen-enrichment, without having to fear that the heat volume transferred to the smelting unit walls would be harmful for the reactor itself, and respectively the waste heat is low.
  • the arrangement according to the invention can also be considered an economical and effective method for smelting residue or corresponding inert material.
  • additional burners for bringing heat in the reactor are advantageously not needed.
  • the burning of the suspension-form fuel maintains the temperature in the temperature reactor continuously so high that ignition takes place immediately when the suspension enters the reaction space.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a method according to the invention for smelting inert material 1 , such as residue, in a metallurgical temperature reactor 8.
  • the inert material is fed through a separate mixing space 2 to the reaction space 3 of a preheated temperature reactor 8, and said inert material 1 and fuel 4, such as coal dust, is mixed with oxidizing gas 5 in the mixing space 2 to form a suspension 6 essentially before feeding the suspension into the reaction space 3 of the temperature reactor.
  • the fuel can be mixed with the inert material to be smelted already before feeding them in the mixing space, such as a diffuser burner.
  • the mixing space such as a diffuser burner.
  • the fuel particles in suspension 6 are ignited, and heat is transferred from the particles to the inert particles, which are smelted owing to the heat.
  • the reacting substances are in suspension already before the fuel is ignited, the heat transfer between the burning fuel and the inert material to be smelted is efficient.
  • the molten material is removed from the bottom of the temperature reactor through a tapping hole, and the material is processed further according to the needs of the situation.
  • the dust and gas created in the smelting process are exhausted from the temperature reactor along with the combustion gases. Dust is separated from gas for example in a gas cleaning unit, and possibly recirculated to the temperature reactor along with the inert feed.
  • the method of the invention is applied for smelting dust from an LD steel converter, classified as hazardous waste, to a practically usable form as bound to silicate. After being treated this way, said dust can be utilized for instance as construction material, or it can be stored in a dumping area.
  • the oxygen needed for burning the coal is fed in the same burner as oxygen-enriched air (oxygen 1710 Nm 3 /h and air 1127 Nm 3 /h ).
  • the inert material dust from an LD converter
  • silicate (sand) and coal are mixed together before feeding them into the diffuser burner.
  • the oxygen- enriched air is mixed with a solid substance mixture, which means that all of the four components (dust, sand, coal and oxygen) are in a homogeneous suspension when entering the reaction space.
  • the reaction space is preheated, and its temperature remains high owing to the burning of the coal contained in the suspension.
  • the inert dust particles and sand are heated up to the melting temperature when being in suspension in the reaction space, and react with each other forming on the bottom of the temperature reactor molten silicate slag, according to the example 6.8 t/h (content Fe 23.0%, SiO 2 30.0%, CaO 18.8%, temperature 1300 Q C).
  • the molten material is tapped out of the tapping hole of the temperature reactor and cast into billets or granulated for example by water, depending on the target of use. In the temperature reactor, there also is created gas (3783 Nm 3 /h and temperature 1333 Q C).

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for smelting inert material (1), such as residue, in a metallurgical temperature reactor (8), wherein at least the inert material is fed into the reaction space (3) of the temperature reactor via a separate mixing space (2), so that at least the inert material (1) and fuel (4) are mixed together with oxidizing gas (5) in a separate mixing space (2) to form a suspension (6) essentially before feeding them to the reaction space (3) of the temperature reactor (8).
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US1490012A (en) * 1921-06-01 1924-04-08 Jr Albert Kapteyn Smelting ores
US2951756A (en) * 1958-05-16 1960-09-06 Cavanagh Patrick Edgar Method for jet smelting
US3915692A (en) * 1972-10-28 1975-10-28 Metallgesellschaft Ag Pyrometallurgical process for the treatment of solids, preferably metallurgical raw materials or intermediates
US4108634A (en) * 1977-04-12 1978-08-22 Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Process for thermally treating fine-grained solids
US4326702A (en) * 1979-10-22 1982-04-27 Oueneau Paul E Sprinkler burner for introducing particulate material and a gas into a reactor
US4514223A (en) * 1983-05-02 1985-04-30 Mitsubishi Kinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha Continuous direct process of lead smelting
US4665842A (en) * 1984-10-05 1987-05-19 Norddeutsche Affinerie Aktiengesellschaft Apparatus for producing ignitable solids-gas suspensions
WO1991010105A1 (en) * 1990-01-02 1991-07-11 American Combustion, Inc. Flash smelting furnace
US5181955A (en) * 1991-02-13 1993-01-26 Outokumpu Research Oy Method and apparatus for heating and smelting pulverous solids and for volatilizing the volatile ingredients thereof in a suspension smelting furnace
WO2002055746A1 (en) * 2000-12-20 2002-07-18 Outokumpu Oyj Method and apparatus for feeding solid material and oxidizing gas into suspension smelting furnace

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US1490012A (en) * 1921-06-01 1924-04-08 Jr Albert Kapteyn Smelting ores
US2951756A (en) * 1958-05-16 1960-09-06 Cavanagh Patrick Edgar Method for jet smelting
US3915692A (en) * 1972-10-28 1975-10-28 Metallgesellschaft Ag Pyrometallurgical process for the treatment of solids, preferably metallurgical raw materials or intermediates
US4108634A (en) * 1977-04-12 1978-08-22 Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Process for thermally treating fine-grained solids
US4326702A (en) * 1979-10-22 1982-04-27 Oueneau Paul E Sprinkler burner for introducing particulate material and a gas into a reactor
US4514223A (en) * 1983-05-02 1985-04-30 Mitsubishi Kinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha Continuous direct process of lead smelting
US4665842A (en) * 1984-10-05 1987-05-19 Norddeutsche Affinerie Aktiengesellschaft Apparatus for producing ignitable solids-gas suspensions
WO1991010105A1 (en) * 1990-01-02 1991-07-11 American Combustion, Inc. Flash smelting furnace
US5181955A (en) * 1991-02-13 1993-01-26 Outokumpu Research Oy Method and apparatus for heating and smelting pulverous solids and for volatilizing the volatile ingredients thereof in a suspension smelting furnace
WO2002055746A1 (en) * 2000-12-20 2002-07-18 Outokumpu Oyj Method and apparatus for feeding solid material and oxidizing gas into suspension smelting furnace

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