Abstract:
Disclosed is a direct smelting plant and a direct smelting process for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material, such as ores, partly reduced ores, and metal-containing waste streams. The direct smelting process includes the steps of pretreating metalliferous feed material in a pretreatment unit (3) and producing pretreated feed material having a temperature of at least 200°C; storing pretreated metalliferous feed material having a temperature of at least 200°C under pressure in a hot feed material storage means (61); transferring pretreated metalliferous feed material having a temperature of at least 200°C under pressure in a hot feed material transfer line (11) to a solids delivery means of a direct smelting vessel (5), and; delivering pretreated metalliferous feed material into the direct smelting vessel and smelting metalliferous feed material to molten metal in the vessel.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a direct smelting plant and a direct smelting process for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material, such as ores, partly reduced ores, and metal-containing waste streams, the latter of which comprising the steps of (a) pretreating metalliferous feed material in a pretreatment unit and producing pretreated feed material having a temperature of at least 200°C, (b) storing pretreated metalliferous feed material having a temperature of at least 200°C under pressure in a hot feed material storage means, (c) transferring pretreated metalliferous feed material having a temperature of at least 200°C under pressure in a hot feed material transfer line to a solids delivery means of a direct smelting vessel, and (d) delivering pretreated metalliferous feed material into the direct smelting vessel and smelting metalliferous feed material to molten metal in the vessel.
Abstract:
In accordance with the invention, refining raw materials containing organic constituents, such as solids containing oil and/or bitumen, in particular oil or tar sand or oil shale, is effected with the following steps: - supplying the raw materials to a reactor and expelling fuel gases at a temperature of about 300 to 1000°C, preferably about 500 to 800°C, introducing the solids left in the reactor including the non-evaporated fractions of heavy hydrocarbons into a furnace, burning the heavy hydrocarbons left in the solids in the furnace at a temperature of 600 to 1500°C, preferably 700 to 900°C, recirculating hot solids from the furnace into the reactor, wherein the oxidizing atmosphere of the furnace is separated from the atmosphere of the reactor by means of a blocking device.
Abstract:
A direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from metalliferous feed material includes a pretreatment unit for pretreating metalliferous feed material and producing pretreated feed material, a direct smelting vessel for smelting pretreated metalliferous feed material to molten metal and a hot feed material transfer apparatus for transferring pretreated metalliferous feed material from the pretreatment unit to a solids delivery device of the direct smelting vessel. The transfer apparatus includes a hot feed material storage device, a hot feed material transfer line, device for unblocking the hot feed material transfer line and a pressurising device. The hot feed material transfer apparatus includes a device for returning pretreated metalliferous feed material to the pretreatment unit.
Abstract:
A direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from metalliferous feed material includes a pretreatment unit for pretreating metalliferous feed material and producing pretreated feed material, a direct smelting vessel for smelting pretreated metalliferous feed material to molten metal and a hot feed material transfer apparatus for transferring pretreated metalliferous feed material from the pretreatment unit to a solids delivery device of the direct smelting vessel. The transfer apparatus includes a hot feed material storage device, a hot feed material transfer line, device for unblocking the hot feed material transfer line and a pressurising device. The hot feed material transfer apparatus includes a device for returning pretreated metalliferous feed material to the pretreatment unit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a direct smelting plant and a direct smelting process for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material, such as ores, partly reduced ores, and metal-containing waste streams, the latter of which comprising the steps of (a) pretreating metalliferous feed material in a pretreatment unit and producing pretreated feed material having a temperature of at least 200~C, (b) storing pretreated metalliferous feed material having a temperature of at least 200~C under pressure in a hot feed material storage means, (c) transferring pretreated metalliferous feed material having a temperature of at least 200~C under pressure in a hot feed material transfer line to a solids delivery means of a direct smelting vessel, and (d) delivering pretreated metalliferous feed material into the direct smelting vessel and smelting metalliferous feed material to molten metal in the vessel.