| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Advances in Pyrometallurgy: Developing Low Carbon Pathways
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| Presentation Title |
Effect of Ore Pre-heating on Furnace Operation in High Carbon Ferromanganese Production - Lessons Learnt from Pilot-scale Testwork |
| Author(s) |
Samuel Matale Moholwa, Sello Peter Tsebe, Derek Alan Hayman, Pieter Johannes Andries Bezuidenhout, Martin Bongani Sitefane, Joalet Dalene Steenkamp |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Samuel Matale Moholwa |
| Abstract Scope |
The EU-funded PreMa project investigated the potential for a preheating stage to reduce the electrical energy requirement and CO2 emissions produced, during the production of high-carbon ferromanganese in a submerged arc furnace. Pilot-scale testwork was conducted at MINTEK in South Africa to demonstrate the potential effect of preheating on furnace operation. The 300 kVA AC-furnace facility at Mintek was upgraded extensively for this purpose. The paper reports on the lessons learnt from the pilot-scale testwork. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Extraction and Processing, Pyrometallurgy, |