Abstract
Ludwigite is a complex iron ore containing boron and it is the most abundant boron resource in China. Boron-bearing iron ore concentrate is an intermediate product of the ore dressing process of crude low-grade ludwigite and extracting boron from it has great influence on the total boron yield. Pre-reduction of the boron-bearing iron ore concentrate is one of the important steps of the pyrometallurgical boron and iron separation process. In the present work, non-isothermal and isothermal reduction of boron-bearing iron ore concentrate/coal composite pellet was performed. The evolution of reaction fraction, carbon consumption, off-gas evolution, phase composition and microstructure were systematically revealed based on reduction experimental results in conjunction with X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive spectrometer and electron probe micro analyzer analysis. The kinetics of the reduction of the composite pellet was also analysed. The reduction mechanism changed at a temperature around 1150°C. The rate of carbon gasification in the composite pellet during the reduction decreased mainly due to the chemical inhibition by B2O3 on the electron transfer.
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