DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD..
INMETCO
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TREATMENT AND RECYCLE
OF
STEEL MAKING WASTE
DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
MACHINERY DIVISION
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INMETCO process
• This process has been developed by INCO Ltd. in
Canada, and operated by INMETCO* since 1978.
INMETCO*
Company name : International Metals Reclamation Company Inc. (INMETCO)
100 % subsidiary of INCO Ltd., Canada
• The process basis is The Direct Reduction of green
pellets which are made from oxidized fine materials and
carbon in the Rotary Hearth Furnace (RHF).
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History of INMETCO process
• 1970s INCO Ltd. in Canada started development to reclaim iron,
nickel and chromium from the specialty steel waste by-products.
• 1976 The International Metals Reclamation Company Inc.
(INMTCO) was formed as 100% subsidiary of INCO Ltd.
• 1978 INMETCO started The Ellwood City plant operation including
16.8m dia. RHF.
• 1985 DRI production using iron ore was demonstrated and its
result was published. It could be achieved metallization rate of DRI
up to 90 to 95%.
• 1995 Mitsui and Daido became a co-licensee.
• 2000 No.1 commercial plant (NSC Kimitsu) started operation.
• 2004 SUS waste recycle plant (Taiwan) started operation.
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SYSTEM FLOW
Water
Mixer
Pelletizing
Disc
Bag
House
Blower
Binder
Scale & sludge
Dust Feed System
Pelletizing section
Out Gas
Treatment
System
Dust
Blower
Rotary Hearth Furnace
Slag Metal
EAF
Natural Gas
Burner
SAF
To reclaim
Scale & sludge storage system
To roadway bed
Carbon
Gas cooler
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OUTLINE OF INMETCOTM PROCESS
1) Fine metal oxides and fine carbons are blended and pelletized
to green pellets (size: several to ten-odd mm).
2) Feeding into RHF to make uniform layer on the hearth.
3) The close contact of the metal oxide and reductant in the
pellet results in an extremely rapid reduction with reaction
time from 8 to 15 minutes at temperature of 1,100 to 1,350℃.
4) Metals (such as zinc and lead) and volatiles are evaporated
and entrained into the off gas as highly concentrated
secondary metal oxide, which can be reclaimed.
5) Reduced pellet discharged with temperature of about 1,000℃
is either directly hot charged into arc furnace to melt for
obtaining hot metal, or cooled for storage.
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ROTARY HEARTH FURNACE
Offgas
Curtain Wall
Burner
Roasted pellet
discharge
Green pellet
charge
FeOx + xC = Fe + xCO
FeOx + xCO= Fe + xCO2
NiO + C = Ni + CO
ZnOx + xC = Zn + xCO
ZnOx + xCO= Zn + xCO2
Air
Air
2CO + O2 = 2CO2
2Zn + O2 = 2ZnO
Post combustion
Offgas
Curtain Wall
Burner
Roasted pellet
discharge
Green pellet
charge
FeOx + xC = Fe + xCO
FeOx + xCO= Fe + xCO2
NiO + C = Ni + CO
ZnOx + xC = Zn + xCO
ZnOx + xCO= Zn + xCO2
Air
Air
2CO + O2 = 2CO2
2Zn + O2 = 2ZnO
Post combustion
vaporized
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METAL REDUCTION
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Degrees of arc
Ir
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te
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%
)
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TRAMP ELEMENT REMOVAL
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Degrees of arc
R
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m
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l
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te
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%
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Lead
Zinc
Chlorine
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FEATURES
Easy operation and Rapid reduction (8 to 15
min.) by high temperature efficient reaction.
High metallization rate (85 to 95%*)
*Depends on mainly process parameters
Extremely low dust scattering from RHF.
Recycle of Highly condensed Zinc content
secondary dust.
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AND MORE ・・・・
• In design and engineering, DAIDO STEEL will
reflect the knowledge and know how gained
from long term experience with many types of
industrial furnaces and steel making plants.
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REMARKABLE TECHNOLOGY
• Patented uniform pellet feeding system.
→ Better pellet quality, stable operation
• Patented water cooled discharge screw.
→ Long service life, lowered maintenance cost
• Long experience of commercial plant
operation at INMETCO.
→ Enough know how, operation support
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Reference (NSC Kimitsu)
Capacity:180,000 tons/year
RHF Dimension :
Outer diameter 24m
Hearth width 4 m
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Discharging zone (NSC Kimitsu)
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Pellet Quality (NSC Kimitsu)
T-Fe M-Fe FeO C Zn Crashing
strength
Zn
removal
Reduction
rate
Green P 53.06 6.1 28.6 10.5 0.39 [kgf/cm
2
] [%] [%]
Reduced P 75.93 65.0 10.6 0.1 0.0025 258.0 95.5 85.6
Target > 50 95 70
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Operation Record from start up
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Planned treatment capacity
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SUS Waste Recycle Project (Taiwan Y Co.)
• Treatment capacity:
50,000 ton-waste /year
• Material:
EAF dust, MRP(AOD) dust, VOD dust,
Mill scale, APL blast, ARP sludge
• Product: High-Cr-Ni metal ingot
• Start up: January 2004
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Material Mix (Taiwan Y Co.)
Item Fe-tot. C Ni Cr Zn SiO2 CaO
Composition
[%]
31.2 1.1 2.1 8.2 4.0 5.5 18.8
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System flow (Taiwan Y Co.)
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SAF
RHF
Pelletizer
Material
storage system
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Layout (Taiwan Y Co.)
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Material yard (Taiwan Y Co.)
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RHF (Taiwan Y Co.)
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SAF (Taiwan Y Co.)
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SAF Tapping (Taiwan Y Co.)
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No. Item Result
1 Fe Recycle 95%
2 Ni Recycle 95%
3 Cr Recycle 86%
4 Zn Recycle 90%
Operation Result (Taiwan Y Co.)
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Summary
INMETCO process ・・・
• Can realize minimization of steel making waste
volume and reclamation of valuable metals.
• Is proven system proved by 29 years stable
operation.
• Is supported by remarkable element technologies
for high quality and stable operation.
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