US20130125707A1 - Process for Melting Scrap Metal - Google Patents

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US20130125707A1
US20130125707A1 US13/813,547 US201113813547A US2013125707A1 US 20130125707 A1 US20130125707 A1 US 20130125707A1 US 201113813547 A US201113813547 A US 201113813547A US 2013125707 A1 US2013125707 A1 US 2013125707A1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
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    • C22B21/00—Obtaining aluminium
    • C22B21/0084—Obtaining aluminium melting and handling molten aluminium
    • C22B21/0092—Remelting scrap, skimmings or any secondary source aluminium
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
    • C22B7/001—Dry processes
    • C22B7/003—Dry processes only remelting, e.g. of chips, borings, turnings; apparatus used therefor
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    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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  • the present invention relates to the recycling of metal through scrap metal melting.
  • Scrap metal melting is a major aspect of the metallurgical industry.
  • scrap metal is used as raw material for metal melting in the ferrous and in the non-ferrous metallurgical industry for economical, technical and environmental reasons.
  • a typical example in the field of non-ferrous metallurgy is the recycling of aluminium.
  • Aluminium is currently the most commonly recycled post-consumer metal in the world.
  • aluminium enjoys high recycling rates, ranging from 41% for beverage cans to 85% in the building and construction sector and up to 95% in the automotive sector.
  • the industry is furthermore constantly investing and researching improvements in collection and sorting so as to achieve the best possible levels of recycling.
  • Aluminium recyclers melt a wide range of aluminium scraps acquired both on the local market and from import.
  • the secondary melting industry such as the scrap aluminium industry
  • the process for melting scrap metal in a furnace comprises the steps of:
  • the fuel is combusted with the oxidant in a first combustion mode so as to generate one or more visible flames in the furnace above the charge.
  • the fuel is combusted with the oxidant in a second combustion mode so as to generate flameless combustion in the furnace above the molten metal.
  • the oxidant has an oxygen content of at least 60% by volume.
  • Flameless combustion is a mode of combustion whereby, with a burner and a furnace combustion chamber of suitable geometry, the feeding of oxidant and fuel is performed separately (to provide highly staged combustion) and with high injection speeds of at least one reactant, typically the oxidant, so as to create within the combustion chamber substantial internal recirculation of combustion products to the burner at a temperature at or above the auto-ignition temperature of the fuel. The flame can then no longer be seen with the naked eye and combustion is distributed throughout a large volume or even the entire volume of the atmosphere of the combustion chamber.
  • Burners suitable for generating flameless combustion are now commercially available. Preferred burners for suitable for flameless combustion are described in copending U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/363,627 filed on Jul. 12, 2010, copending U.S. non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 12/848,131 filed on Jul. 31, 2010, and copending U.S. non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 12/848,132 filed on Jul. 31, 2010.
  • burner is used to describe, generally speaking, a device or equipment for combining at least one fuel with at least one oxidant for combustion of said at least one fuel with the at least one oxidant.
  • the process according to the invention can be a batch process, whereby all the solid scrap metal is fed to the furnace in one go.
  • the process according to the invention can also be a semi-batch process, whereby the solid scrap metal to be melted is fed to the furnace in several steps, each step of feeding a charge of solid scrap metal to the furnace being followed by combustion of the fuel with the oxidant in the first combustion mode so as to generate one or more visible flames in the furnace above the charge.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 are schematic illustrations of three known types furnaces used for melting scrap metal, whereby FIG. 1 represents a fixed melting furnace, FIG. 2 represents a revolving drum melting furnace and FIG. 3 represents a tilting furnace.
  • the furnace can for example be a fixed melting furnace.
  • the furnace is a revolving drum rotary furnace having a substantially cylindrical refractory wall 21 , a first end wall 22 at one end of the cylindrical refractory wall 21 and a second end wall 23 at the opposite end of the cylindrical refractory wall 21 .
  • the furnace can be a tilting furnace, sometimes also referred to as a tilting rotary furnace.
  • This is a type of furnace than can be tilted about its major axis X-X to facilitate the pouring of the molten charge.
  • Such furnaces often have a larger capacity than fixed furnaces, some of the former being designed to take up to 300 tons.
  • Tilting furnaces typically comprise a tilting pocket 31 , the burner 34 , burners or lances being mounted in the pouring and charging opening 33 of said pocket.
  • the number of visible flames generated in the first combustion mode will typically be selected to be as small as possible while ensuring adequate flame coverage of the charge.
  • a single visible flame will typically be generated in the first combustion mode by means of a burner mounted in the first or in the second end wall of the rotary furnace and in tilting furnaces, a single visible flame will typically be generated in the first combustion mode by means of a burner mounted in the opening of the tilting pocket.
  • the one or more visible flames may have a fixed orientation.
  • the orientation of at least one visible flame may be varied in the first combustion mode.
  • Such variation of the orientation of a visible flame can be made stepwise, gradually or a combination of both.
  • Preferred methods and devices for modifying the orientation of a visible flame are described in the applicant's earlier patent applications WO-A-2008/003908, WO-A-2009092949 and WO-A-2009087227.
  • At least one visible flame is advantageously directed towards the charge.
  • each of the one or more visible flames are directed towards the charge.
  • heat transfer from the flame to the charge of solid scrap metal is improved.
  • a visible flame directed towards the charge may also impact the charge.
  • it will be preferable that a visible flame directed towards the charge does not impact the charge, in particular in order to prevent detrimental phenomena such as solid particles of the charge being propelled against the furnace walls or local oxidation of the metal.
  • the furnace is a revolving drum rotary furnace
  • heat transfer from the flame to the charge can be improved by directing at least one flame towards the charge as described above.
  • Heat transfer from a flame to the charge can also be improved indirectly by directing the flame towards the revolving cylindrical wall 21 so as to increase the temperature of said cylindrical wall before it slips under the charge. Therefore, when the furnace is a revolving drum rotary furnace, at least one visible flame is preferably directed towards the charge and/or towards the cylindrical refractory wall in the first combustion mode.
  • Different burners may be used to generate the at least one visible flame in the first combustion mode and the flameless combustion in the second combustion mode.
  • a same burner is used to generate a visible flame in the first combustion mode and flameless combustion in the second combustion phase.
  • Burners capable of generating both a visible flame and flameless combustion are described in copending U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/363,627 filed on Jul. 12, 2010, copending U.S. non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 12/848,131 filed on Jul. 31, 2010, and copending U.S. non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 12/848,132 filed on Jul. 31, 2010.
  • combustion in the second combustion mode before the step of withdrawing molten metal directly succeeds combustion in the first combustion mode following the step of feeding a charge of solid scrap metal.
  • the process comprises a transitional combustion mode between the first and the second combustion mode, whereby during the transitional combustion mode the fuel is combusted with the oxidant so as to generate at least one visible flame and increase the temperature of at least the area of the furnace atmosphere where flameless combustion is to take place in the subsequent second combustion mode to a temperature at least equal to or above the auto-ignition temperature of the fuel.
  • the process of the present invention is particularly useful for melting non-ferrous scrap metal.
  • the process is, however, also useful for melting ferrous scrap metals/alloys, in particular in those melting processes where oxidation of the scrap metal is to be substantially avoided.
  • the scrap metal is advantageously selected from the group consisting of aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, cobalt, titanium, chromium, and precious metals and alloys of these metals, and more advantageously selected from aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, cobalt, titanium, chromium, and precious metals and alloys of these metals.
  • the process is of particular interest for melting scrap aluminium and scrap aluminium alloys.
  • the fuel may be a liquid fuel such as fuel oil or light fuel oil.
  • the fuel is preferably a gaseous fuel.
  • Preferred gaseous fuels are selected from the group consisting of natural gas, propane and butane and mixtures thereof.
  • the oxidant contains at least 60% by volume of oxygen.
  • the oxidant has an oxygen content of at least 65% by volume, preferably of at least 80% by volume and more preferably of at least 90% by volume.
  • the point at which, during the melting process, combustion of the fuel in the first combustion mode following the step of feeding the charge of solid scrap metal is terminated and combustion of the fuel in the second combustion mode or in the transitional combustion mode, as the case may be, is commenced, can be determined in several ways so as to optimise the process efficiency through obtaining an optimized combination of time efficiency, energy efficiency and metal recovery efficiency.
  • the lapse of time between the final step of feeding solid scrap metal to the furnace and the switch from fuel combustion in the first combustion mode to fuel combustion in the transitional or in the second combustion mode may correspond to lapse of time between two successive steps of feeding solid scrap metal to the furnace and may be based on the same criteria, such as temperature, flue gas properties or optical detection, typically reflecting a degree of completion of the melting of said scrap.
  • the switch from fuel combustion in the first combustion mode to fuel combustion in the transitional or in the second combustion mode can be determined as a function of the temperature of the refractory material in the area of the furnace where the combustion takes place.
  • fuel combustion may switch from the first combustion mode to the transitional or to the second combustion mode when the temperature of the refractory material exceeds a predetermined limit.
  • said switch may be regulated as a function of different measured properties of the flue gas as it leaves the furnace, such as temperature, oxygen concentration, hydrocarbon concentration, CO concentration, etc.
  • a suitable method for detecting different properties of the flue gas leaving an aluminium melting furnace is for example described in WO-A-03056044 in the name of the applicant.
  • a further possibility is to determine the degree to which the charge of solid scrap metal in the furnace is melted by optical means such as infra-red or optical video surveillance.
  • the furnace operator may know the approximate optimum duration of fuel combustion in the first combustion mode or the approximate optimum amount of energy (for example measured in terms of fuel or oxygen consumed) to be provided during said combustion in the first combustion mode for a given charge of scrap metal.
  • the operator may automatically switch from combustion in the first combustion mode to combustion in the transitional mode or in the second combustion mode after expiry of said optimum duration or once said optimum amount of energy has been supplied.
  • the switch from fuel combustion in the first combustion mode to fuel combustion in the transitional combustion mode or in the second combustion mode, as the case may be, takes place when substantially all solid scrap metal is melted.
  • the switch may be made somewhat before said stage is reached, i.e. at a stage in the process at which a major part of the solid scrap metal is melted, but at which there is still a non-negligible amount of solid scrap metal present in the furnace.
  • the present invention thus provides a scrap metal melting process with improved process efficiency.
  • Energy efficiency is first of all improved by the use of an oxidant having a higher oxygen content than air. In this manner, the concentration of inert gas or ballast gas in the oxidant is reduced, which in turn leads to increased energy efficiency of the combustion process.
  • the process benefits from the energy and time efficiency achievable through heating and melting solid scrap metal with one or more visible flames, visible flames being typically high-temperature flames.
  • oxide of aluminium forms rapidly on the surface of melts of aluminium when the temperature of said melt approaches 750° C.
  • This layer of oxide of aluminium constitutes a highly effective heat barrier confining the molten aluminium, so that the formation of dross not only reduces the metal recovery efficiency, but also the energy efficiency and therefore the time efficiency of the melting process.
  • a further aspect of this problem is the formation of a layer of dross on the refractory cylindrical wall of the furnace.
  • This layer of dross again constitutes a thermal barrier between the heat generated by the combustion of the fuel and the refractory walls and prevent said cylindrical wall from reaching a sufficiently high temperature, which again affects the energy and time efficiency of the melting process. It has furthermore been observed that this problem is significantly heightened in the case of an oxygen-rich oxidant, thereby at least partially offsetting the advantages of melting by means of oxy-combustion of the fuel.
  • oxidation of the metal can be limited at high time efficiency and high energy efficiency through a combination of (a) rapid melting with combustion in the first combustion mode with a radiative and convective oxy-flame directed towards the charge, and, (b) when the charge has become partially or totally molten, flameless combustion in accordance with the second combustion mode.
  • metal recovery efficiency would be optimized, when operating in the second combustion mode to keep the furnace temperature only slightly above the solidification point of the metal and/or to control the supply of oxygen to the furnace so as to avoid a substantially oxidizing atmosphere above in contact with the molten metal.
  • the temperature of the furnace is kept at a somewhat higher level.
  • thermocouples located in several points such as: in the furnace door through which the solid scrap metal is fed to the furnace, in the path of the flue gas leaving the furnace and/or in the refractory lining of the furnace. Measurements from these locations provide reliable information on the condition of the charge in the furnace. Other indicators such as drive torque, in case of a rotary furnace, and hot face refractory temperature measurement inside the furnace by means of an optical “laser guided” infrared pyrometer allowing to establish the metal temperature, are possible.
  • Melting of the metal from solid scrap metal to molten metal is mainly achieved by combustion of the fuel in the first combustion mode, until the molten metal reaches a predetermined maximum temperature depending of the type of metal or alloy to be melted.
  • the charge When the charge is mainly or totally in the form of molten metal, the charge is heated by combustion of the fuel in the second combustion mode to ensure that melting is fully completed and to attain and maintain a sufficient level of homogeneity of the molten metal until the molten metal is withdrawn from the furnace. During this period, the charge is held in the liquid phase at a temperature which likewise depends on the type of metal or alloy.
  • Said temperature can furthermore be selected so as to compensate for metal heat losses during the transport of the molten metal from the furnace to the forming machine or to the holding furnace.
  • Solid scrap aluminium in the form of recycled drink cans are fed to a revolving drum rotating furnace in three successive feed steps.
  • the fuel is combusted with the oxidant by means of the burner located in an end wall of the furnace so as to generate a single long oxy-natural gas flame in the furnace above the charge, the direction of said flame being varied as described in WO-A-2009087227.
  • the combustion of the fuel is switched from the transitional mode to the second combustion mode so as to generate flameless combustion above the molten aluminium in a furnace atmosphere without substantial excess of oxygen.
  • the molten aluminium is heated to and subsequently maintained at a temperature of about 720° C. until it is withdrawn from the furnace for casting.
  • the energy and time efficiency of the process executed according to the present invention was found to be sometimes better or at least equivalent to the energy and time efficiency of corresponding known oxy-fuel combustion processes.
  • the metal recovery efficiency was found to be equivalent and sometimes better to that obtained with corresponding salt-free air-combustion melting processes.
  • the present invention therefore presents the major advantage of enabling the overall process efficiency to be increased with respect both to known air-fuel combustion processes and known oxy-fuel combustion processes.

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