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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Tetuharu Ibaraki, Kimitsu, JP;
Hiroshi Oda, Kimitsu, JP;
Shoji Imura, Kimitsu, JP;
Masaharu Takahashi, Kimitsu, JP;
Tetuharu Ibaraki, Kimitsu, JP;
Hiroshi Oda, Kimitsu, JP;
Shoji Imura, Kimitsu, JP;
Masaharu Takahashi, Kimitsu, JP;
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneadera feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 μm) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tankand producing green pellets by a pan type pelletized. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen, then dried by a pellet dryerand reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling.