Studying the pelletization of rosseta ilmenite concentrate with coke breeze using molasses and reduction kinetics of produced pellets at 800-1150oC

Ilmenite ore fine and coke breeze as reduced material which were pelletized with different amounts of molasses were studied in this investigation. The produced pellets at optimum condition were reduced in nitrogen atmosphere at temperature range 800-1150oC to determine the controlling mechanism. The reduction indicated that the reduction rates increased as the temperature increased and the controlling mechanism of reaction rate is solid-solid reaction.