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- Title
Hydrogen Reduction of Pre-oxidized New Zealand Titanomagnetite Ironsand in a Fluidized Bed Reactor.
- Authors
Prabowo, Sigit W.; Longbottom, Raymond J.; Monaghan, Brian J.; del Puerto, Diego; Ryan, Martin J.; Bumby, Chris W.
- Abstract
Hydrogen gas is a potential alternative reducing agent that could substantially decrease CO2 emissions from the ironmaking process in New Zealand (NZ). This paper investigates the reduction of pre-oxidized NZ titanomagnetite ironsand using hydrogen gas in a laboratory scale fluidized bed (FB) reactor, at temperatures ranging from 800°C to 1000°C. The results show that pre-oxidation can accelerate the reduction rate at temperatures ≤ 900°C compared to unoxidized ironsand, with no sticking of particles observed at any temperature investigated. The initial reduction of titanohematite proceeds swiftly, resulting in very high initial P H 2 O levels (~ 0.9 atm), which then plateau through the reaction's middle stages as the reduction of wüstite to iron is thermodynamically limited. Multiple sub-micron voids are formed within each particle, which appears to enable rapid diffusion of hydrogen gas to the inner regions of the particle, thus enhancing the reduction rate in the latter stages of the reaction.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; FLUIDIZED-bed combustion; FLUIDIZED bed reactors; HYDROGEN; REDUCING agents
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2022, Vol 74, Issue 3, p885
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-021-05095-x