Mobile Rotary Kiln Used for Nickel Lateritic Ores
Nickel lateritic ores have high moisture contents as well as chemically bonded water in the hydroxide form. Dehydration is a minimum and some pre-reduction of the ore in a rotary kiln is used to optimize the utilization of electric power for smelting operations in the electric arc furnace. Ferronickel production therefore typically uses a rotary kiln and electric furnace process. After the saprolitic ore has been sized for treatment and partially dried, it is fed together with a solid reductant to a rotary kiln. The kilns used in lateritic processing are fired counter-currently, allowing the ore temperature to progressively increase as the ore moves towards the length of the kiln. In the lowest temperature area, the feed section, the remaining free moisture is driven off. Crystalline water is then gradually eliminated as the solid temperature increases while moving through the kiln. The remaining function of the kiln is to initiate the reduction process to minimize the energy consumption in the following process steps.
Mobile Rotary Kiln allows the soil at rig sites, fuel dumps, gas/service stations and numerous other potentially contaminated areas to be cleaned up more economically and efficiently. The Mobile Rotary Kiln is a self-contained trailer mounted unit that can be delivered to the contaminated site and operated until the clean up is complete. It can be moved site to site with minimal set up time. The kiln operates through a maximum temperature of +2,520°F (1700° C) and can process 10 to 15 tons of contaminated soil per hour. In addition, the Mobile Rotating Kiln can produce cement clinker and various densities of expanded clay. The manufacturer claims that the unique ability of the kiln to produce such valuable byproducts could play a very important role in third world countries by allowing them to become more self sufficient and eventually produce export products.
The Kiln burners can be fueled using waste oil and other fuel oils. The manufacturer
Mobile Rotary Kiln allows the soil at rig sites, fuel dumps, gas/service stations and numerous other potentially contaminated areas to be cleaned up more economically and efficiently. The Mobile Rotary Kiln is a self-contained trailer mounted unit that can be delivered to the contaminated site and operated until the clean up is complete. It can be moved site to site with minimal set up time. The kiln operates through a maximum temperature of +2,520°F (1700° C) and can process 10 to 15 tons of contaminated soil per hour. In addition, the Mobile Rotating Kiln can produce cement clinker and various densities of expanded clay. The manufacturer claims that the unique ability of the kiln to produce such valuable byproducts could play a very important role in third world countries by allowing them to become more self sufficient and eventually produce export products.
The Kiln burners can be fueled using waste oil and other fuel oils. The manufacturer