An overview of currently applied ferrochrome production processes and their waste management practices

SP du Preez, TPM van Kaam, E Ringdalen… - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ferrochrome (FeCr) is the main source of virgin chromium (Cr) units used in modern-day
chromium (Cr) containing alloys. The vast majority of produced Cr is used during the …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical beneficiation of chromite ore to improve the chromium-to-iron ratio for ferrochrome production

ELJ Kleynhans, JP Beukes, PG van Zyl… - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferrochrome (FeCr), a relatively crude alloy comprised primarily of iron (Fe) and chromium
(Cr), is vital for the production of stainless steel. FeCr is produced from chromite ore, the …

Novel Additives to Improve Sintering Characteristics of Indian Chrome Ore Pellets

V Singh, N Sahu, B Saha - Mineral Processing and Extractive …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Refractoriness of chrome minerals imposes challenges during chrome ore pelletization
process. This study is conducted to find suitable additives to improve chrome ore …

The use of hydrogen as a potential reductant in the chromite smelting industry

J Davies, D Paktunc, JJ Ramos-Hernandez… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The chromium (Cr) content of stainless steel originates from recycled scrap and/or
ferrochrome (FeCr), which is mainly produced by the carbothermic reduction of chromite ore …

[HTML][HTML] An investigation into the co-sintering process of limonitic nickel laterite and low-grade chromite via multi-force fields

Y Xue, D Zhu, J Pan, Z Guo, C Yang, H Tian… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study is aimed to obtain better-quality Ni–Cr composite sinter for the production of 300
series stainless steel via the sintering-blast furnace process at lower cost. Based on the …

The Effect of Pre-Oxidation on the Reducibility of Chromite Using Hydrogen: A Preliminary Study

J Davies, M Tangstad, E Ringdalen, JP Beukes… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The majority of ferrochrome (FeCr) is produced through the carbothermic reduction of
chromite ore. In recent years, FeCr producers have been pressured to curve carbon …

Utilisation of pre-oxidised ore in the pelletised chromite pre-reduction process

ELJ Kleynhans, BW Neizel, JP Beukes, PG Van Zyl - Minerals Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Ferrochromium is a vital alloy mostly used for the production of stainless steel. It is produced
from chromite ore, the only economically exploitable natural chromium resource, through …

[HTML][HTML] The use of spent liquors from paper and pulp industry as binders for the pelletization of chromite fines

HP le Roux, JF Görgens, L Tyhoda, TM Louw… - Minerals …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chromite fines must be agglomerated before being smelted in submerged arc furnaces to
prevent disruptions and damage to equipment. Bentonite is the most commonly used binder …

Recycling pre-oxidized chromite fines in the oxidative sintered pellet production process

SP Du Preez, JP Beukes, D Paktunc… - Journal of the …, 2019 - scielo.org.za
The chromium (Cr) content of stainless steel originates from recycled scrap and/or
ferrochrome (FeCr), which is produced mainly by the carbothermic reduction of chromite ore …

[HTML][HTML] Regional atmospheric Cr (VI) pollution from the bushveld complex, South Africa

AD Venter, JP Beukes, PG Van Zyl, M Josipovic… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Hexavalent chromium, Cr (VI), is a proven human carcinogen. Of interest in this
paper was the regional atmospheric pollution of Cr (VI) from the ferrochromium and related …