Abstract
In this study, high-temperature confocal microscopy (HTCM) was used to perform in situ observations of the dissolution of iron ore particles in slag at different temperatures. Moreover, the shrinking core model (SCM) is used to explain the kinetic mechanism of the dissolution of iron ore particles. The area of the undissolved fraction of iron ore particles was used to analyze the dissolution rate of iron ore particles. The results show that the kinetic mechanism of dissolution of iron ore particles can be well explained by the SCM. The dissolution of iron ore particles is controlled by the diffusion of iron ore fractions in the boundary layer. The dissolution temperature, the concentration difference of iron ore fraction at the two ends of the boundary layer, and the initial particle size of iron ore particles affect the dissolution rate of iron ore particles. The dissolution rate constant was fitted by introducing a dissolution mechanism. The activation energy of iron ore dissolved in the CaO–SiO2–MgO–Al2O3–FeO slag system is 679.13 kJ/mol. The equation for the dissolution rate constant of iron ore in HIsmelt slag is summarized.
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