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Effects of SiO2 on the preparation and metallurgical properties of acid oxidized pellets

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The effects of SiO2 content on the preparation process and metallurgical properties of acid oxidized pellets, including compressive strength, reduction, and softening—melting behaviors, were systematically investigated. Mineralogical structures, elemental distribution, and pore size distribution were varied to analyze the mechanism of the effects. The results show that with an increase in SiO2 content from 3.51wt% to 7.18wt%, compressive strength decreases from 3150 N/pellet to 2100 N/pellet and reducibility decreases from 76.5% to 71.4%. The micro-structure showed that pellets with high SiO2 content contained more magnetite in the mineralogical structures. Additionally, some liquid phases appeared, which hindered the continuous crystallization of hematite. Also, the softening—melting properties of the pellets clearly deteriorated as the SiO2 content increased. With increasing SiO2 content, the temperature range of the softening—melting zone decreased, and the maximum differential pressure and the comprehensive permeability index increased significantly. When acid oxidized pellets are used as the raw materials for blast furnace smelting, it should be combined with high basicity sinters to improve the softening—melting behaviors of the comprehensive charge.

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This work was financially supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U1360205) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China (No. E2019209424).

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  1. School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China

    Jian-guang Lu

  2. College of Metallurgy and Energy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, China

    Chen-chen Lan, Qing Lyu, Shu-hui Zhang & Jian-ning Sun

  3. HBIS Group Hansteel Company, Handan, 05600, China

    Jian-guang Lu

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Lu, Jg., Lan, Cc., Lyu, Q. et al. Effects of SiO2 on the preparation and metallurgical properties of acid oxidized pellets. Int J Miner Metall Mater 28, 629–636 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2236-4

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