A method and system for recovering a high yield of low carbon ferrochrome from chromite and low carbon ferrochrome produced by the method. A stoichiometric mixture of feed materials including scrap aluminum granules, lime, silica sand, and chromite ore are provided into a plasma arc furnace. The scrap aluminum granules are produced from used aluminum beverage containers. The feed materials are heated, whereupon the aluminum in the aluminum granules produces an exothermic reaction reducing the chromium oxide and iron oxide in the chromite to produce molten low carbon ferrochrome with molten slag floating thereon. The molten low carbon ferrochrome is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of low carbon ferrochrome. The molten slag is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of slag.

A method of operating an iron making installation is provided, in which waste material is dried using a drying gas, the drying gas including an exhaust gas from a sinter plant, and the dried material is roasted a roasting gas, so as to produce coal and a roasting exhaust gas. An associated installation is also provided.

A system and method deliver fluidized powder based on flue gas carrying waste slag and instant cooling steel slag. A first flue gas pipeline receives pressurized CO.sub.2-rich flue gas and in fluid communication with a fluidization air pipeline, a pressurization air pipeline and a supplementary air pipeline respectively and through them enters an upper discharge bin; a second flue gas pipeline receives the pressurized CO.sub.2-rich flue gas and in fluid communication with a gas-gas mixer, a dense phase discharge guide pipe first end extends into the upper discharge bin and receives high-pressure dense phase gas-powder flow of CO.sub.2-rich flue gas, and a dense phase discharge guide pipe second end is connected to the gas-gas mixer; a variable-pitch twin screw sealed conveyor discharge end extends into an upper discharge bin internal space, and is provided with an upwardly inclined gas-blocking segment.

The present application relates to a process for the purification of waste materials or industrial by-products, the process comprising the steps of: a) Preparing a composition (C) by blending or mixing waste materials or industrial by-products comprising chlorine (B) with one or more materials comprising heavy metals (HM) b) Reacting (B) and (HM) by thermal treatment of (C) c) Separating evaporated heavy metal chloride compounds (HMCC) d) Obtaining a solid material after the thermal treatment step.

A method and system for recovering a high yield of low carbon ferrochrome from chromite and low carbon ferrochrome produced by the method. A stoichiometric mixture of feed materials including scrap aluminum granules, lime, silica sand, and chromite ore are provided into a plasma arc furnace. The scrap aluminum granules are produced from used aluminum beverage containers. The feed materials are heated, whereupon the aluminum in the aluminum granules produces an exothermic reaction reducing the chromium oxide and iron oxide in the chromite to produce molten low carbon ferrochrome with molten slag floating thereon. The molten low carbon ferrochrome is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of low carbon ferrochrome. The molten slag is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of slag.

A process for direct reduction of iron ore in a solid state includes exposing briquettes of iron ore fragments and biomass to electromagnetic energy under anoxic conditions and generating heat within iron ore in the briquettes. The iron ore is reduced in a solid state within the briquettes, and the biomass provides a source of reductant.

A process for direct reduction of iron ore in a solid state is disclosed. The process operates under anoxic conditions with biomass as a reductant and with electromagnetic energy as a source of heat.

A process for forming granulated slag includes collecting a molten slag flow directly from a blast furnace in a temperature range between 2500 F. and 2600 F., quenching the molten slag flow with a flowing spray of water while the molten slag flow is still in the temperature range between 2500 F. and 2600 F. to create a granulated slag flow such that ferrous materials and non-ferrous metallic materials solidify joined together in the granulated slag flow, drying the granulated slag flow, magnetically separating the solidified joined ferrous materials and non-ferrous metallic materials from the granulated slag with a magnet device, and size-screening the granulated slag flow.

A method and system for recovering a high yield of low carbon ferroalloy, e.g., low carbon ferrochrome, from chromite and low carbon ferrochrome produced by the method. A stoichiometric mixture of feed materials including scrap aluminum granules, lime, silica sand, and chromite ore are provided into a plasma arc furnace. The scrap aluminum granules are produced from used aluminum beverage containers. The feed materials are heated, whereupon the aluminum in the aluminum granules produces an exothermic reaction reducing the chromium oxide and iron oxide in the chromite to produce molten low carbon ferrochrome with molten slag floating thereon. The molten low carbon ferrochrome is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of low carbon ferrochrome. The molten slag is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of slag.

[Object] To provide a method for processing steelmaking dust, a method for producing zinc, and a method for producing an iron- and steelmaking raw material, which are more advantageous than the Waelz method in terms of energy and economy.

[Solving Means] A method for processing steelmaking dust according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: adding a calcium compound containing Ca to steelmaking dust containing zinc, the number of moles of Ca being equivalent to or more than the number of moles of Fe in the steelmaking dust; and heating and reducing, in a furnace, the steelmaking dust to which the calcium compound has been added. A ratio of the number of moles of Ca in the calcium compound to the number of moles of Fe in the steelmaking dust is adjusted to be not less than 1.3 and not more than 1.5.