Method for smelting nickel oxide ore

• Main Authors: Takahashi, Junichi, Inoue, Taku, Okada, Shuuji
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.08.2018
• Subjects: ALLOYS; CHEMISTRY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; METALLURGY; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS; PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS

Provided is a method for smelting nickel oxide ore by which the occurrence of cracking due to heat shock can be suppressed when nickel oxide ore is pelletized and charged into a smelting step (reduction step). A method for smelting nickel oxide ore according to the present invention uses pellets of nickel oxide ore, the method being characterized by comprising a pellet production step S1 for producing pellets from nickel oxide ore, and a reduction step S2 for heating the resulting pellets at a predetermined reduction temperature in a reduction furnace, the reduction step S2 comprising preheating the pellets obtained in the pellet production step S1 to a temperature of 350 to 600° C. in the reduction furnace and thereafter charging the pellets into the reduction furnace and raising the temperature of the reduction furnace to the reduction temperature.