Demanganisation of high manganese pig iron to produce high manganese slag

Abstract

Pig iron with a high manganese content makes further processing to steel using converter technology difficult and unprofitable. In the present study, external demanganisation of high manganese pig iron before the oxygen converter process has been investigated. Pilot plant experimental heats were designed and carried out to optimise the demanganisation process, to produce hot metal adequate for the conventional LD converter, and high manganese slag suitable for the production of silicomanganese. Various high manganese pig irons with different [Si]/[Mn] contents were treated by injection of various oxidisers at varying temperatures, slag basicities and injection rates. The optimum conditions for the demanganisation process have been attained by injection of an oxygen gas–manganese ore mixture at the injection rate of 6.8 L min^-1kg^-1 into molten high manganese pig iron with a [Si]/[Mn] ratio of 0.3 at an initial temperature of 1350°C and slag basicity of 0.3–0.4.     

高铁锰矿粉熔融还原生产富锰渣新技术

富锰渣是电炉冶炼硅锰合金的原料,而高炉法是冶炼富锰渣的主要方法,但该方法存在工艺流程长,焦炭消耗量大,铅、锌等易挥发金属影响冶炼等问题。提出了高铁锰矿熔融还原冶炼富锰渣新技术,该技术具有工艺流程短,不需要消耗焦炭,铅、锌等金属可以综合回收等优点。试验研究结果表明,高铁锰矿熔融还原生产富锰渣工艺是可行的,在还原温度为1 400 ℃、还原时间为20 min的条件下,渣铁可以完全分离,铁、锰回收率高。