Abstract:
This invention relates to a process and a plant for the heat treatment of solids containing titanium. For this purpose, the fine-grained solids are heated to a temperature of 700 to 1000 °C in a reactor (4) with circulating fluidized bed and are partly discharged from the reactor (4) together with waste gases into a downstream separator (9). In the same, the solids are separated from the waste gases and are recirculated to the reactor (4) at least partly and/or phase by phase. Downstream of the reactor (4) and/or the separator (9) an injection cooler (13) is provided, in which the solids are cooled to below 250 °C by injecting a coolant. Downstream of the injection cooler (13) a fluidized-bed cooler (16) can be provided for the further cooling of the solids.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a process for reducing solids containing iron oxide, such as iron ore, in which fine-grained solids are heated and at least partly calcined in a pre heating stage (2, 9). In a first fluidized-bed reactor (14) downstream of the preheating stage (2, 9), the solids are prereduced and reduced further in a second fluidized-bed reactor (16). Downstream of the second reactor (16) a briquetting stage (20) is pro vided, in which the solids are briquetted at a temperature above 500°C To increase the energy efficiency of the process and improve the flowability of the solids in the briquetting stage (20), magnesite is added to the preheating stage (2, 9) together with the solids containing iron oxide, which magnesite is at least partly calcined in the preheating stage (2, 9) to obtain magnesium oxide. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding plant.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and a plant for the heat treatment of solids containing titanium and possibly further metal oxides, in which fine-grained solids are heated to a temperature of 700 to 950 ~C in a fluidized bed reactor (1). To improve the energy utilization, it is proposed to introduce a first gas or gas mixture from below through a gas supply tube (3) into a mixing chamber (7) of the reactor (1), the gas supply tube (3) being at least partly surrounded by a stationary annular fluidized bed (10) which is fluidized by supplying fluidizing gas. The gas velocities of the first gas or gas mixture as well as of the fluidizing gas for the annular fluidized bed (10) are adjusted such that the particle Froude numbers in the gas supply tube (3) are between 1 and 100, in the annular fluidized bed (10) between 0.02 and 2 and in the mixing chamber (7) between 0.3 and 30.
Abstract:
In a sloped fluidized bed reduction process used on iron ore, fluidization gas is introduced via a horizontal distributor grid. The grid incorporates a series of weirs or partitions through which the solids advance from the inlet to the outlet. The reactor is inclined downwards from the inlet towards the outlet. In the inlet (2) zone (9) the speed of incoming fluidization gas is 1.2-2 times the speed of fluidization gas entering the other chambers (7.1-7.10). The fluidization gas also contains hydrogen. An independent claim is included for an assembly for the above process.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the heat treatment of fine-grained solids, in particular gypsum, in which the solids are heated to a temperature of 50 to 1000° C. in a fluidized bed reactor (1), and to a corresponding plant. To improve the energy utilization, it is proposed to introduce a first gas or gas mixture from below through a preferably central gas supply tube (3) into a mixing chamber (21) of the reactor (1), the gas supply tube (3) being at least partly surrounded by a stationary annular fluidized bed (2) which is fluidized by supplying fluidizing gas, and to adjust the gas velocities of the first gas or gas mixture as well as of the fluidizing gas for the annular fluidized bed (2) such that the particle Froude numbers in the gas supply tube (3) are between 1 and 100, in the annular fluidized bed (2) between 0.02 and 2 and in the mixing chamber (21) between 0.3 and 30.