This book discusses the analysis, development, and operation of high temperature processes that involve the production of ferrous and nonferrous metals, alloys, refractories, and ceramic materials. The book also discusses the innovative methods for achieving impurity segregation and removal, by-product recovery, waste minimization, and energy efficiency, as well as the various technical, economic, and environmental issues associated with commercial-scale high temperature processing methods. 8 topics are included in the proceedings: High Efficiency New Metallurgical TechnologyReduction and Titanium ProductionTreatment and Recycling of Metallurgical By-ProductsAlloys and Materials PreparationSintering and SynthesisEnergy and EnvironmentBasic Research of Metallurgical ProcessesPelletizing and Raw Materials Processing

Zusammenfassung
Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Pyrometallurgy Committee and the Energy Committee of the Extraction and Processing Division of TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) Held during the TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition Orlando, Florida, USA March 11-15, 2012 .

Inhalt
Preface xi Editors xiii 3rd International Symposium on High Temperature Metallurgical Processing High Efficiency New Metallurgical Technology A Laboratory Investigation of the Reduction of the Siderite Iron Ore to Iron Nugget 3 N. Panishev, E. Redin, and V. Pilshchikov Composite Agglomeration Process of Iron Fines 7 T. Jiang, Y. Hu, G Li, Y. Guo, Z Yu, X Fan, Y Zhang, and X Yang Investigation of Pyrometallurgical Nickel Pig Iron (NPI) Production Process from Lateritic Nickel Ores 17 O. Yucel, A. Turan, and H. Yildirim Novel Process for Utilizing Low-Grade Manganese Oxide Ores by Sulfur-Based Reduction Roasting-Acid Leaching 25 T. Jiang, Z. You, Y. Zhang, D. Duan, and G. Li Equipment for Pilot Scale Experiments of NOx Emissions from the Silicon Process 33 I. Solheim, R Jensen, and N. Eivind Kamfford Slide Gate Systems for Copper Tapping 41 K. Gamweger Recovery of Huangmei Limonite by Flash Magnetic Roasting Technique 49 W. Chen, X. Liu, Z Peng, and Q. Wang Studies on Alternative Blast Furnace Burden Structure with High Proportion Sinter 59 J. Fan, G. Qiu, T. Jiang, Y. Guo, Y. Yang, and M. Cai Hydrothermal Sulfidation of Carbonate-Hosted Zinc-Lead Ore with Elemental Sulfur 67 C. Li, C. Wei, J Liao, Z Deng, H Xu, Y. Song, X Li, and M. Li Reduction and Titanium Production Preparation of Titanium Alloy from Titania-bearing Blast Furnace Slag 77 R. Huang, C. Bai, X. Lv, and S. Liu Basic Research of Direct Pyrolysis Performance of MgCl2 in Molten State 85 Z Ting'an, L. Guozhi, D. Zhihe, L. Yan, N. Liping, Z. Qiuyue, S. Lianxu, and H. Jicheng Chlorination of Titania Feedstocks 93 S. Moodley, R Eric, A. Kale, and C. Kucukaragoz Experimental Study on the Pulverization and Reduction Behavior of Sinter in Oxygen Blast Furnace 105 Y. Han, J. Wang, R Lan, L. Wang, X. Zuo, and Q. Xue Formation of Ti(C,N) in Blast Furnace Slag Bearing High Ti02 113 S. Ma, G. Qiu, Q. Deng, and H. Wang Research on Carbonthermal Reduction Behavior of Ilmenite 121 Y. Guo, L. Chen, T. Jiang, W. Weng, and F. Chen Reduction Kinetics of Low Grade Hematite Ore 129 Y. Xiao, Z He, T. Chun, D. Zhu, and J. Pan Viscosity Evolution of Blast Furnace Slag Bearing Titanium 137 H. Wang, G Qiu, Q. Deng, and S. Ma Basic Research of Metallurgical Process Thermal Decomposition and Regeneration of Wustite 147 Z. Peng, J Hwang, Z. Zhang, M. Andriese, and X. Huang Competitive Precipitation and Growth of Spinel Crystals in Vanadium Slag 157 X. Zhang, B. Xie, J. Diao, and X. Li Expert System for Grate-Kiln Pellet Production Based on Mathematical Models of Temperature Field 165 X. Fan, Y. Wang, and X. Chen The Influence of Sodium Oxide on the Distribution Behavior of Some Elements at the S-Furnace of the Mitsubishi Process 175 Y. Kimura, and K. Yamaguchi Effect of Temperature on Equilibrium Phase Relation and Liquidus of CaOSiO2-Al2O3-FeOx System 183 N. Wang, Z Zou, Z. Zhang, Y. Xiao, and Y. Yang Viscosity Determination of the Freeze Slag in Reaction Shaft of Flash Smelting Furnace 189 J. Wang, Y. Wu, L. Liang, and G. Zhang Effect of MgO Content on Melting Features and Viscosity of Si02-CaO-MgOAl2O3-FeO Slag in Nickel Laterite Metallurgy 197 X Lv, G Pan, G Bai, G. Qiu, and M. Hu Influence of Silicon Content in Hot Metal on Mineralogical Characterization and Physico-chemical Properties of Vanadium Slag 203 G. Zhao, B. Xie, X Zhen, Q. Huang, and X. Zhang Analysis of Influence Factors on the Melting Point of the Freeze Slag Inside Flash Smelting Furnace Brickless Reaction Shaft 211 J. Wang, and G. Zhang Alloy and Materials Preparation Improving Hot Workability of Ledeburitic Tool Steels 221 M. Fazarinc, G. Kugler, I. Perus, and M. Tercelj Influence of Elements Segregation on Creep Properties of a Single Crystal Nickel-Based Superalloy 229 G. Zhang, S. Tian, X Yu, Z Zeng, and G Liu Preparation of Titanium Ferrous Alloys with Low Oxygen Content Prepared by Reduction-SHS 237 Z. Ting-an, D. Zhihe, Z Hanbo, Z Zhiqi, N. Liping, and H. Jicheng Preparing Aluminum-Scandium Alloys Using Direct Hall Reduction Process 243 G. Guan, J. Xue, J. Zhu, and Q. Liu Production of NbAl3 Powders through