Reduction Characteristics and Kinetics of Bayanobo Complex Iron Ore Carbon Bearing Pellets Original Research Article

The kinetics of isothermal reduction of the carbon bearing pellets, which were mainly composed of Bayanobo complex iron ore and pulverized coal, was investigated by thermogravimetry at the temperature of 1273-1673 K. The effects of xC/xO and the atmospheres on the extent of reduction also were investigated. The results indicate that the fractional reaction increased proportionally with temperature increasing and heating temperature is the significant influence factor to the reaction of carbon bearing pellets. The optimum xc/xo is 1. 2 and the effect of atmosphere on the reduction of iron oxides is almost negligible. The results can be interpreted that the reaction was initially controlled by a mixed controlled mechanism of carbon gasification and interface chemical reaction, and in the later stage, interface chemical reaction became the rate-controlling step. Apparent activation energy values of reduction at different levels of fractional reaction were calculated. Before F (fraction of reaction) =0.5, the apparent activation energy ranges from 66.39 to 75. 64 kJ/mol, while after F=0.5, the apparent activation energy is 80.98 to 85.37 kJ/mol.