A Research Plan Exploring Zinc Removal through Iron Ore Sintering

This research plan investigates the removal of zinc through the iron ore sintering process, a dominant technique in the metal industry for agglomerating fines. The research aims to explore modalities and techniques for zinc removal via sintering, establish factors influencing mineral fractions, and determine the effectiveness of zinc removal. The plan involves literature analysis and experimentation over 12 weeks, focusing on background study and practical experiments. Expected results include enhanced aggregation of zinc oxide particles due to flux materials like calcium oxide and silicon IV oxide, reduction of zinc oxide to zinc vapor by metallic iron, and economical removal of zinc. The conclusion will be based on experimental findings, with recommendations for further work. Desklib provides access to this and other solved assignments to aid students in their studies.

Zinc Removal via Iron Ore
Sintering Process-Research Plan

•The metal industry is
one the most
important production
sectors around the
globe (Yuan & Liu
2013).
•Blast furnace
technologies have
been for a long time
the most dominant in
the production of
various metals of high
BACKGROUND OF THE
PROPOSED RESEARCH PLAN
•There is need to
agglomerate the fines of
zinc ore generated during
mining and the dressing the
ore.
•Sintering process is a reliable, convenient and
economical technique used in the agglomeration

SINTERING

The research aims at
• exploring the various
modalities and techniques
through which zinc can be
removed through the method
that has been established to
be economical, reliable and
convenient-sintering process
(Habashi 2017).
• establish the factors that
influence the relative
fraction of the mineral
PURPOSE OF THE
PROPOSED RESEARCH
• establish the
effectiveness of the
removal of zinc
through iron

•The research would involve conducting literature
analysis besides performing experiments
•The literature studies is used in providing a
background on the sintering process and its
applications as recorded by the preceding
scholars in the same field (Hleis et al. 2013).
•The knowledge gained in this comprehensive
literature is used assisting in solving the research
question at hand which would come along with
making various adjustments.
PROPOSED PLAN

•The presence of flux materials,
calcium oxide and silicon IV
oxide as some of the impurities
in zinc would enhance (Hleis et
al. 2013) aggregation of the
fine particles of the compound
through bonding of the various
phases during the process of
sintering.
• Zinc oxide would be reduced
to zinc vapour by metallic iron
during the sintering process.
•Elimination or removal of zinc
w would occur in turn present
EXPECT RESULTS AND
IMPACTS
•Iron sintering process
would turn out as an
economical method of
removing zinc (Samal, Ray

•The research would run for a period of 12 weeks
with more time allocated to the practical bit of the
task which would involve performing the
experiments on zinc removal through sintering
process.
•The experiments will be preceded by background
study and exploration of the existing literature.
•A conclusion would then be arrived at based on
the findings of the experiment and further work
and recommendations provided.
RESEARCH PLAN

• The research would run for
a period of 12 weeks with
more time allocated to the
practical bit of the task The
experiments will be
preceded by background
study and exploration of
the existing literature.
• A conclusion would then be
arrived at based on the
findings of the experiment
and further work and
recommendations provided.
RESEARCH
PLAN

•Yuan, L., & Liu, Y. (2013). Removal of Pb (II) and Zn
(II) from aqueous solution by ceramist prepared by
sintering betonies, iron powder and activated
carbon. Chemical engineering journal, 215, 432-439
•Habashi, F. (2017). Principles of extractive
metallurgy. Routledge
•Samal, S., Ray, A. K., & Bandopadhyay, A. (2013).
Proposal for resources, utilization and processes of
red mud in India—a review. International Journal of
Mineral Processing, 118, 43-55
•Hleis, D., Fernández-Olmo, I., Ledoux, F., Kfoury, A.,
Courcot, L., Desmonts, T., & Courcot, D. (2013).
REFERENCES