Recent Developments In Agglomeration Technologies For Iron Ores
Pelletizing and Sintering Colloquium17-18 September 2008
SAIMM - Pretoria
2/24/20093
Steel Production
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Development of raw material prices
Iron Ore Price [US$ / t dry]Sources : CVRD, Wall Street Journal, US Steel and other steel producers.
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lump ore
pellets
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Development of raw material prices
Coking Coal Export Price [US$ / t]Source: www.s teelonthenet.com
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Development in transport charges
Sea Freight Charges (Tubarao/Rotterdam) [US$ / t]source: Erzkontor, Germany
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Environmental RegulationsEmission Limits
Country Dust SO2 NO2 Source
Germany Emission20 mg/m³ ntp
Emission500 mg/m³
ntp
Emission400 mg/m³
ntp
TA Luft
Australia 24hImmission-
average120 µg/m³
24hImmission-
average200 µg/m³
24hImmission-
average150 µg/m³
WHO, USEPA, WAEPA
Brazil Emission100 mg/m³
ntp
local regulations
India Emission 150 mg/m³
ntp
Immission120 µg/m³ ntp
Immission120 µg/m³ ntp
Air Act 1981
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Pellet Market: New Projects 2008
Tubarão VIII7.5 Mill. t/a
Zhuhai YPM1.5 Mill. t/a
S-GOK6.0 Mill. t/a
LKAB KK4 5.0 Mill. t/a
JSW3.5 Mill. t/a
Minas-Rio7.0 Mill. t/a
GIC 5.0 Mill. t/a
CSN2x3.0 Mill. t/a
Gohar Zamin2x5.0 Mill. t/a
CVRD Sohar4.5 Mill. t/a
Essar MIS6.0 Mill. t/a
New Millennium 2x7.5 Mill. t/a
Northland 5.0 Mill. t/a
SNIM/Sphere7.0 Mill. t/a
Sangan 2.4 Mill. t/a
Brahmani River 4.0 Mill. t/a
Tata Pellet6.0 Mill. t/a
Caofeidian 14.0 Mill. t/a
Essar Trinidad 6.0 Mill. t/a
M-GOK5.0 Mill. t/a
Al Tuwairqi5.0 Mill. t/a
Hadeed6.0 Mill. t/a
CITIC5.0 Mill. t/a
Baosteel4.0 Mill. t/a
Amsteel5.0 Mill. t/a
Grange6.0 Mill. t/a
Essar Paradeep6.0 Mill. t/a
Gol-e-Gohar5.0 Mill. t/a
SSGPO6.0 Mill. t/a CVRD JV’s
4x1.5 Mill. t/a
Samarco 47.5 Mill. t/a
MMX Amapá3.5 Mill. t/a
Gua & Bolani4.0 Mill. t/a
JSW West Bengal 6.0 Mill. t/a
WISCO5.0 Mill. t/a
Ferrexpo5.0 Mill. t/a
Ferrous6.0 Mill. t/a
Gerdau7.0 Mill. t/a
Usiminas6.0 Mill. t/a
MBR7.0 Mill. t/a
Pellet Projects 2008
~ 64 Mill. t/a under execution
~ 178 Mill. t/a under evaluation
QCM 7.5 Mill. t/a
Vöest Alpine 2.0 Mill. t/a
Caofeidian 24.0 Mill. t/a
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Sinter Market: New Projects 2008
Açominas2.5 Mill. t/a
Tata SP42.3 Mill. t/a
Usiminas6.3 Mill. t/a
JSW 35.75 Mill.
t/a
Nucor2.5 Mill. t/a
JSW 2 2.3 Mill. t/a
IISCO4.6 Mill. t/a
CSA4.8 Mill. t/a
Vizag Steel3.6 Mill. t/a
Bhushan4.6 Mill. t/a
Rourkela3.7 Mill. t/a
Durgapur3.4 Mill. t/a
Bhilai3.7 Mill. t/a
Vallourec1.2 Mill. t/a
Kalahari2.5 Mill. t/a
Pecém4.2 (5.3) Mill. t/a
CSV5.0 Mill. t/a
JSPL 7.2 Mill. t/a
Sinter Projects 2008
~ 53 Mill. t/a under execution
~ 197 Mill. t/a under evaluation
Kardemir2.8 Mill. t/a
Tata KPO5.75 Mill. t/a
Formosa 5.0 Mill. t/a Dragon Steel
2.5 Mill. t/a
Belgo Min.3.0 Mill. t/a
Baosteel7.0 Mill. t/a
Krivoi Rog10.0 Mill. t/a
P.R. China 33 plants140.0 Mill.
t/aIsdemir
3.4 Mill. t/a
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Typical layout of a 7.5 million tpa plant
Wet GrindingHomogenizationFiltrationRegrindingDosing & Mixing
AdditivePreparation
GreenPelletizing Induration
Central Plant Dedusting
Process Gas Cleaning
Cooling System Fuel Oil System
Substation
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Plant Sizes vs. Investment Costs
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Development of pellet plant size
Capacity in million t/a
Samarco 3
Samarco 2
Samarco 1
Tilden
Ijmuiden
Hamersley
Krivoi RogEagle Mountain
WabushCarol Lake
Republic
Malmberget 1Eagle Mills
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7.5 Million t/a
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Simplification of Plant DesignRoller Presses vs. Ball Mills
Comminution Section of a 7,000,000 t/a Plant
Grinding and Filtration Section of a 4,000,000 t/a Pelletizing Plant
BinsBins
RollerPresses
Grinding
Thickening
Slurry Storage
Filtration
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standard equipment for pellet feed dewateringConventional
Vacuum Disc Filters
simplified plant layouts due to large sizes (up to 132m² filtration area),significant energy savings,improved moisture control
Vertical Filter Presses
high investment costs (170 %),significant energy savings (-95%)=> pay back in 3 – 5 years, larger sizes possible,few references with iron ore
Ceramic Filters
Simplification of Plant Design
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Improvement of Operating Costs
Ø Conservation or introduction of thermal energy to pellet feed/green pellets
Ø Improved green pellet qualities with narrow size distributions
Ø Improved screening concepts for hearth- and side layers
Ø Increased pellet bed heights
Ø Optimized heat balances and gas flow schemes
Ø External cooling areas
Ø Frequency controlled drives
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Material BinsOre Fluxes Coke Return Fines
Lime
Sinter Machine
Sinter Cooler
Screening
Waste Gas Fan andGas Cleaning
Hearth Layer
Return FinesProduct Sinter
ColdCrushing
Granulator
High Intensity Mixer
Sinter plant – typical flow sheet
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Raw Material Dosing
Sinter Machine withIgnition Furnace
SinterCooler
Screening Waste GasCleaning
Typical layout
CokeGrinding
Mixing
Plant Dedusting
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Principle of EOS process
Sinter Emissions LBS HBS
Residual Gas Volume
-40% -45%
Dust -50% -60%
NOx -35% -45%
SO2 -30%
CO -45% -50%
CO2 -25% -30%
Dioxines -70% -65%
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EOS process principle compared to conventional sintering
Evaporation
Calcining
C combustion withO2 of air to CO2
Formation of CO, Sox etc.
Ambient air
Residual air
Ambient air inleakcross andlongitudinal sealing
Conventional sintering
Evaporation
Calcining
C/CO combustionwith O2
Formation of CO, Sox etc.
Ambient air
Residual gasto be exhausted
Ambient air inleakcross sealing only
EOS® Process
Recirculated gas
longitudinal sealing
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Future developments in Sintering
Ø Use of pellet fines in the sinter mix
Ø Fine grinding of additives and coke
Ø Granulation process with pelletizing discs and/or drums
Ø Mixing/granulation with HIM
Ø Modified sinter machine feeding arrangements
Ø Frequency controlled drives
Ø Use of other solid fuels
Ø Modified process gas cleaning systems
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