Pyrometric temperature and size measurements of chalcopyrite particles during flash oxidation in a laminar flow reactor

• Published in: Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, Process metallurgy and materials processing science Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 201 - 208
• Main Authors: LAURILA, Toni, OIKARI, Risto, JOUTSENOJA, Timo, MIKKOLA, Petteri, RANKI-KILPINEN, Tiina, TASKINEN, Pekka, HERNBERG, Rolf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.04.2005; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chemical reactions; Correlation analysis; Exact sciences and technology; Metallurgy; Metals. Metallurgy; Oxidation; Production of metals; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Particle size; Temperature; Oxidation; Chalcopyrite
• ISSN: 1073-5615; 1543-1916
• DOI: 10.1007/s11663-005-0021-4

A fast two-color pyrometer has been constructed and applied to simultaneous temperature and size measurements of individual chalcopyrite particles (CuFeS^sub 2^) during flash oxidation in a laminar flow reactor. The influence of different oxygen concentrations (0, 10, 20, 50, and 75 vol pct), gas temperatures (1073 and 1273 K), particle size fractions (53 to 74 µm and 74 to 150 µm), and reaction times (up to 0.17 seconds) on chalcopyrite particle temperature and size distributions was studied. The particle reaction rates were characterized by the sulfur mass in the solid reaction product. Particle temperatures ranged from the ambient gas temperature up to 2700 K. A strong correlation between the oxygen concentration and the median particle temperature was observed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]