Phase transformation and reduction kinetics during the hydrogen reduction of ilmenite concentrate

Xin-guo Si; Xiong-gang Lu; Chuan-wei Li; Chong-he Li; Wei-zhong Ding

doi:10.1007/s12613-012-0568-4

Volume 19 Issue 5

May 2012

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International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials > 2012 > 19(5): 384-390. > DOI: 10.1007/s12613-012-0568-4

Xin-guo Si, Xiong-gang Lu, Chuan-wei Li, Chong-he Li, and Wei-zhong Ding, Phase transformation and reduction kinetics during the hydrogen reduction of ilmenite concentrate, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 19(2012), No. 5, pp.384-390. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12613-012-0568-4

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Phase transformation and reduction kinetics during the hydrogen reduction of ilmenite concentrate

Xin-guo Si^1,2),
Xiong-gang Lu^1), ,,
Chuan-wei Li¹⁾,
Chong-he Li¹⁾ and
Wei-zhong Ding¹⁾

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Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Metallurgy and Materials Processing, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
Hebei Iron and Steel Group Tangshan Steel Company, Tangshan 063020, China

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This work was financially supported by the Postgraduate Innovative Foundation of Shanghai University (SHUCX091031), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51074105), and the National Basic Research Priorities Program of China (No.2007CB613606).

Received: 25 May 2011; Revised: 17 July 2011; Accepted: 11 September 2011; Available Online: 16 June 2021

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The reduction of ilmenite concentrate by hydrogen gas was investigated in the temperature range of 500 to 1200℃. The microstructure and phase transition of the reduction products were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and optical microscopy (OM). It was found that the weight loss and iron metallization rate increased with the increase of reduction temperature and reaction time. The iron metallization rate could reach 87.5% when the sample was reduced at 1150℃ for 80 min. The final phase constituents mainly consist of Fe, M₃O₅ solid solution phase (M=Mg, Ti, and Fe), and few titanium oxide. Microstructure analysis shows that the surfaces of the reduction products have many holes and cracks and the reactions take place from the exterior of the grain to its interior. The kinetics of reduction indicates that the rate-controlling step is diffusion process control with the activation energy of 89 kJ·mol^-1.
- ilmenite,
- phase transformations,
- kinetics,
- hydrogen,
- reduction,
- metallization

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