PRODUCTION OF FERRONICKEL

摘要

A process for producing a ferronickel product from a mixed nickel iron hydroxide product, said process including the steps of : a) providing a mixed nickel iron hydroxide product; b) pelletising the mixed nickel iron hydroxide product to produce nickel iron hydroxide pellets; c) calcining the nickel iron hydroxide pellets to produce mixed nickel iron oxide pellets; and d) reducing the nickel iron oxide pellets with one or more reducing gases at high temperatures to produce ferronickel pellets.