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Ferrochrome production process mainly includes several main steps such as beneficiation, smelting and refining of chromite. The beneficiation of chromite is to concentrate chromite minerals, remove gangue and other impurities and obtain rich ore suitable for smelting. Smelting is to reduce the enriched chromite and reducing agent (such as coke) at high temperature in the electric furnace to generate ferrochrome alloy. Refining is to further improve the quality of ferrochrome alloy, remove impurities and obtain satisfactory ferrochrome products.
1: The chrome ore and concentrate powder shall be sampled by the Quality Inspection Department for complete analysis before entering the plant. The raw material workshop shall be dried, refined, sieved, stacked and marked, waiting for the technical department to prepare the ore for use.
2: Sinter ore production: after finishing, the chrome ore is screened to be less than 5mm undersize (ore fines), stacked and marked according to different ore types, and sampled by the Quality Control Department for full analysis. The same ore powder, concentrate powder and auxiliary sintering agent enter the sintering proportioning station, and enter the sintering machine for sintering through mixing and pelletizing. The finished sinter is crushed and sieved. The undersize is stacked according to different ore types and marked for reuse. Oversize shall be stacked and marked according to different ore types or put into the batching pit, waiting for ore preparation by the Technical Department.
3: Pelletizing ore production: after finishing, the chrome ore is screened to be less than 5mm undersize (ore powder), stacked and marked according to different ore types, and sampled by the Quality Control Department for full analysis. The same ore powder, concentrate powder and auxiliary binder enter the ball pressing and blending station, enter the ball pressing machine for ball pressing through mixing, and the finished ball enters the steam kiln for drying after 8 hours. The finished ball will be stacked and marked according to the same ore type. The Quality Control Department will take samples for full analysis, screen before putting into the blending pit, put the oversize into the blending pit, wait for the technical department to prepare ore for use, and stack and mark the undersize according to different ore types for reuse.
4: The Quality Control Department shall take samples for complete analysis after the coke enters the plant, and the coke shall be dried, sieved, stacked and marked by the raw material section. The undersize shall be stacked and marked or sent into the sintering section for use as the sintering agent. The undersize shall be put into the batching pit for use as the reducing agent produced by the electric furnace.
5: The Quality Control Department shall take samples for complete analysis after the silica is delivered to the plant. The raw material section shall be stacked and marked or put into the batching pit for use as the slagging agent produced by the electric furnace.
The electric furnace (Ferrochrome Furnace) batching station shall set the batching value according to the batching list calculated by the Technology Department according to the blending amount of various minerals, coke and silica, and weigh through the automatic batching system. The mixture shall be intermittently fed by the weighing belt conveyor, inclined bridge belt conveyor and rotary distributor.
In the production process, power system, circulating water system, gas purification system, furnace bottom dedusting, nitrogen, electrode paste, water-quenched slag (bucket elevator), ladle, ladle, slag ladle, fixed mould, water-quenched iron, crown block, etc. shall be supplemented, and the tapping time shall be determined according to furnace conditions and smelting power consumption.
Slag samples shall be taken out of the ferrochrome furnace and sent to the Quality Inspection Department for analysis and test. The Technology Department shall adjust the production process and control the production process according to the furnace discharging conditions and test data.
When casting the fixed mould, take the iron sample and send it to the quality inspection department for analysis and test. After cooling and demolding, the fixed mould iron is quenched and crushed by water, and then transported to the finished product warehouse for weighing and stacking according to different furnace numbers, waiting for finishing and warehousing.
The flue gas generated during the operation of the electric furnace enters the gas purification system. The flue gas is purified through the settling chamber, cooler and filter. The purified gas (CO) is sent to the gas cabinet through the gas storage tank and supplied to the sintering machine for sintering. Recycling of smoke and dust. Such as plugging, ball pressing, sintering, etc.
The quality inspection department shall provide test data, crush, pack and weigh according to the ferrochrome order, make marks, put in storage and wait for delivery.
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