PROCESS FOR RECYCLING OF STEEL INDUSTRY IRON-BEARING BY-PRODUCTS BY TREATING PELLETS IN DIRECT REDUCTION FURNACES

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the recycling of steel industry iron bearing by-products into pellets suitable for feeding into a direct reduction furnace, comprising the steps of mixing and grinding 50 to 99 wt% of ore and pellet fines and 1 to 50 wt% of slurry, mill scale and/or bag house dust, pelletizing the mixture and indurating the pellets so obtained by heating for 5-60 minutes at a temperature in the range of 1100 - 1350°C; and a pellet produced from Iron bearing waste material and having compression strength of at least 2.8 kN and/or a drop number of at least 3.