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Minitec Sintering Technology
Minitec Sintering Technology
Minitec Sintering Technology
MINITEC Sintering technology MINITEC Sintering technology MINITEC Sintering technology MINITEC Sintering technology
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VALE MANGANS SA, Simes Filho, Brazil, has MINITEC sinter plant in operation since 2007.
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
Ore fines agglomeration in the form of sinter or pellets becomes more and more important, as quality of natural ores
deteriorates, demanding concentration. Furthermore, sintering improves the performance of the blast furnace and ameliorates the
smelting behavior of ore in the non ferrous smelting furnaces, lowering specific power consumption and increasing the yield.
The Mini Sinter Plant - SKP
Process was developed by MINITEC MINITECNOLOGIAS LTDA, aiming at low capital investment as well
as low operating and maintenance cost. Even very small plant sizes are economical e.g. 50,000 tpy.
The SKP
process features the flexibility of all sintering processes, offering the possibility of agglomeration of all kinds of ores,
like iron, manganese, nickel, tin, chromite, among other ores and materials. Ultra fine raw materials (below 100 mesh) also can be
sintered, with a simple introduction of an intensive mixer in the process route.
Industrial residues such as mill scale, dusts collected in bag filters, sludge, dust from dust catcher of blast furnaces, slag etc can
be recycled in this process, blended with ores or separately, producing sinter of predefined characteristics.
This new sintering system is a semi-continuous process, consisting of a number of pans disposed side by side in a carousel type
arrangement, successively fed, ignited, processed and discharged. The entire process is controlled by a supervisory station making
the operation fully automatic.
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PROCESS PROCESS PROCESS PROCESS
The process described below corresponds to the standard configuration. This configuration can be adapted to attend the physical
and chemical characteristics of specific ores or sinter products and the requirements of each client.
The sintering process begins with the preparation of the raw materials to be sintered, consisting of ore fines, fines of charcoal or
coke, fluxes, industrial residues and return fines (sinter below 5 mm). These materials are mixed in a revolving drum and water is
added in order to reach proper micro pelletizing of the raw mix and obtaining adequate permeability of mixture during the
sintering process. The micro pelletized mixture is transferred on a conveyor belt to the sintering machine. Before being charged
with the mix, the pans receive a 50 mm layer of suitably sized sinter or lump (the bedding), to protect the grate bars from excess
temperature. After charging, the pan is positioned under an ignition chamber where the upper surface of the mixture is ignited,
utilizing burners of gas (LPG, NG etc) or oil. The air is sucked towards the bottom of the pan, burning the solid fuel and
progressively sintering the whole mixture. Sintering takes place during the transfer period of the pan from ignition chamber to
point of discharge of the sinter, at the sinter breaker. The sinter cake is discharged into the breaker, which defines the maximum
size. The crushed sinter is unloaded into a sinter cooler. After partially cooled, the sinter goes to the screening station, where
product sinter, bedding and return fines are separated.
Utilizing iron ore, the product obtained from the sintering process presents excellent characteristics for the blast furnace burden,
such as:
Homogeneous chemical analysis
Good grain size distribution
Reducibility
Mechanical resistance
A supervisory station controls all steps of the sintering process. From the control room the operator has full control of the entire
plant through the PC terminals.
The SKP Mini Sinter Plant is designed to comply with all aspects of environmental protection. Appropriate dedusting units are
provided for dedusting the waste gas generated during the sintering/cooling processes as well as for material handling. If
required, DeSOX, DeNOX and hydrocarbon treatment systems can be provided to meet environmental requirements, and even more
complex flue gas treatment may be applied in case of agglomeration of hazardous wastes or restrictive environmental regulations.
This technology is oriented to match the downstream process requirements, like Mini Blast Furnaces, Submerged Arc Furnace (SAF)
etc.
Emphasis in the design of plant and equipment is given towards fulfilling the requirements of the sintering process, in terms of
quality and quantity.
One of the main benefits of SKP process is its patented feature in which each individual duct is outfitted with a control valve,
allowing presetting of any desired depression and flow profile during sintering process.
The main advantages of the SKP