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South African's ferro alloys industry- Present status and future outlook
J Basson, TR Curr, and WA Gericke
Innovations in ferro alloys technology in India
CN Harman
CIS ferro alloys industry: Commercial opportunities, technical challenges and strategic implications
K Ford, D Hobbs, and R Urquhart
Ferroalloy production and consumption in Turkey
S Ayadin, E Ersundu, and O Yucel
Strength of chromite briquettes and its effect on smelting of charge chromite/ferro chrome
CR Ray, PK Sahoo, and SS Rao
Use of sintered pellets in production of high carbon ferrochrome
CN Harman and NSS Rama Rao
Factors affecting the reducibility of sintered chromite pellets and chromite lumpy ore
T Lintumaa, H Krogerus, and P Jokinen
Various techniques to produce low carbon ferrochrome
PJ Bhonde, AM Ghodgaonkar, and RD Angal
Reduction behaviour of chromite and NIO in liquid Fe-C alloys
T Uzunoglu, B Derin, and O Yücel
The development of the Voskhod chrome project in Kazakhstan
NA Barcza, M Boyes, NR Clarke, C Johnson, and AJ van der Merwe
The development and advantages of Xstrata's premus process
O Naiker
Current and potential applications of fluid-bed technology in the ferroalloy industry
A Luckos, G Denton, and P den Hoed
Microstructure changes of chromite reduced with CO gas
Y Xiao, Y Yang, L Holappa, and R Boom
Influence of temperature and particle size on reduction of chromite ore
D Chakraborty, S Ranganathan, and SN Sinha
Reduction of chromite ore at different flow rates of inert gas
D Chakraborty, S Ranganathan, and SN Sinha
Assessment of viscosity of slags in ferrochromium process
M Nakamoto, L Forsbacka, and L Holappa
Use of chemical energy in submerged arc furnace to produce ferrochrome: Prospects and limitations
G Kapure, C Kari, S M Rao, and KS Raju
Production, characteristics and use of ferrochromium slags
P Niemelä and M Kauppi
The build up of additional HCFeMn production capacity by the deepening of a furnace
T Nishi, K Saitoh, and D Teguri
Design and operating features of new 27.36 MVA furnace at Nava Bharat ventures limited, Paloncha
YP Rao, L Malakondaiah, and PC Sudhakar
High productivity operation of shaft-type Fe-Mn smelting furnace
M Masukawa and T Shiota
Extraction of silicomanganese from marine and low grade mineral resources
TC Alex, KM Godiwalla, S Kumar, and RK Jana
Metallurgical benefit of reactive high grade ore in manganese alloys manufacturing
G Pochart, L Joncourt, N Touchard, and C Perdon
Reduction kinetics of manganese oxide from HCFeMn slags
G Tranell, S Gaal, D Lu, M Tangstad, and J Safarian
Kinetics of reduction of different manganese ores
M Kumar, S Ranganathan, and SN Sinha
Melting phenomena in ferromanganese production
S Gaal, D Lou, S Wasbø, B Ravary, and M Tangstad
Carbothermic solid state reduction of manganese ores
R Kononov, O Ostrovski, and S Ganguly
Degree of pre-reduction without coke consumption in industrial furnaces
R Ishak and M Tangstad
A contemporary process to escalate Mn/C quotient of high carbon ferromanganese
PJ Bhonde, RD Angal, and RH Tupkary
Development of a process for dephosphorisation of high carbon ferromanganese
P N Chaudhary, RK Minj, and RP Goel
Charcoal for manganese alloy production
B Monsen, M Tangstad, I Solheim, M Syvertsen, R Ishak, and H Midtgaard
Sulphur behaviour in ferromanganese smelting
H Saridikmen, CS Kucukkaragoz, and RH Eric
The effect of graphite properties on the rate of MnO reduction from high carbon ferromanganese slag
J Safarian, L Kolbeinsen, S Gaal, and G Tranell
The effect of alumina in ferromanganese slag
K Tang and S Olsen
Modelling viscosities of ferromanganese slags
K Tang and M Tangstad
Phase equilibria in K2O- containing manganese smelting slags
B Zhao, S Ganguly, E Jak, and P Hayes
Ferrosilicon operation at IMFA- A critical analysis
D Senapati, EVS Maheswar, and CR Ray
Advanced methods to characterize thermal properties of quartz
K Aasly, T Malvik, and EH Myrhaug
A review of previous work on important properties of quartz for FeSi and Si metal production
K Aasly, T Malvik, and EH Myrhaug
The importance of coal and coke properties in the production of high silicon alloys
V Myrvågnes and T Lindstad
Improved SINTEF SiO-reactivity test
T Lindstad, S Gaal, S Hansen, and S Prytz
Air pollution control system upgrade at Tubatse ferrochrome
R Koekemoer, O Vorster, F Fereday, C Els, L Els, and C Coetzee
Environmental challenges for Norwegian Mn- industry
L Hunsbedt, PM Cowx, R Flatabo, KE Johansen, and JA Bustnes
Greenhouse gas emissions from ferroalloy production
T Lindstad, SE Olsen, G Tranell, T Faerden, and J Lubetsky
Reduction of emissions from ferroalloy furnaces
S Gradahl, ST Johansen, B Ravary, B Andresen, and H Tveit
Criteria for utilization of by-products from the ferroalloy industry
DA Baldwin, WA Gericke, N Potgieter, and WCA van Niekerk
Modelling combustion and thermal NOx formation in electric arc furnaces for the production of ferrosilicon and silicon-metal
B Ravary, C Colomb, and ST Johansen
A feasibility study of recycling of manganese furnace dust
R Shen, G Zhang, M Dell’Amico, P Brown, and O Ostrovski
Modern practices of post top-hole operation in ferrochrome production and its advantages
BB Singh, PG Suresh Kumar, and SK Mahata
The improvement to copper casting machine for ferroalloys
J Bullon, A More, and JM Miguez
Introduction to Nuasahi chromite mine- an underground chromite mine
VK Agrawal and RN Praharaj
Measurement of material resistivity and contact resistance of metallurgical coke
PA Eidem, M Tangstad, and JA Bakken
Electric arc on a coke bed in a submerged arc furnace
G Saevarsdottir, T Magnusson, and JA Bakken
The effect of potassium impregnation on the Boudourd reactivity of selected single-source and commercial cokes
J Kaczorowski and T Lindstad
Interfacial phenomena and reaction kinetics between carbon and slag containing MnO
MY Lone, H Sun, S Ganguly, and O Ostrovski
Design of a modern large capacity FeNi smelting plant
R Degel, J Kempken, J Kunze, and R Konig
New generation contact shoes influence on the process
C Roche
Finite element modelling of electric current in AC submerged arc furnace
I McDougall
Furnace upgrade with hatch technology at PT Antham FeNi-II in Pomalaa, Indonesia
F Stober, T Miraza, A Taofik Hidyat, I Jauhari, K Said, N Voermann, BO Wasmund, C Nichols, K Belanger, D Fowler, T Gerritsen, and A Matyas
Improving CFD analysis of DC furnace operation by refining and addition of transportation phenomena models
B Henning, M Shapiro, and LA le Grange
Innovated solutions for automated charging and stoking
J Dienenthal
Developments in copper cooler design for pyrometallurgical applications
F Marx, M Shapiro, D Mitchell, and D Delport
Measurement and control of arcing in a submerged-arc furnace
IJ Barker, MS Rennie, CJ Hockaday, and PJ Brereton-Stiles
Thermal effects on carbon based electrodes close to a high current electric arc
H Palsson, GA Saevarsdottir, MT Jonsson, and JA Bakken
A lining management system for submerged arc furnaces
H Joubert, D Benade, W Burmeister, and L Meyer
Refractory lining failures in FeCr furnaces an overview
AVL Narasimham
Micropore carbon furnace lining
J Tomala and S Basista
Refractory design effect on submerged arc furnace life and production performance- The Zimbabwe alloys experience
J Chirasha and NR Shoko
Electrode management- Investigation into soft breaks at 48MVA FeCr closed furnace
CR Ray, PK Sahoo, and SS Rao
Electrode erosion in submerged arc furnace
G Saevarsdottir, H Palsson, MP Jonsson, and JA Bakken
Latest electrode technology delivering improved electrode performance in submerged arc furnace
H van der Bijl, A Carpenter, S Rogers, and E Sidorski
Carbon analysis at FerroAtlantica I+D
J Bullon and A Perez
A twin-cathode DC arc smelting test at Mintek to demonstrate the feasibility of smelting FeNi from calcine prepared from siliceous laterite ores fro Kazakhstan for Oriel resources PLC
IJ Reinecke and H Lagendijk
Role of operational support in ramp-up of the FeNi-II furnace at PT Antam in Pomalaa
LR Nelson, JMA Geldenhuis, T Miraza, T Badrujaman, A Taofik Hidyat, I Jauhari, FA Stober, N Voermann, BO Wasmund, and EJM Jahnsen
Pyrometallurgical treatment of titanomagnetite ore from the rural region
AV Roschin and VE Roschin
Electro smelting of ilmenite for production of TiO2 slag - Potential of India as a global player
CVGK Murty, R Upadhyay, and S Asokan
Application of Ucar Chill Kote lining to ilmenite smelting
C Coetzee, PH Lamont, D Bessinger, J Rabe, J Zietsman, and J Muller
Internal logistics optimisation of ferroalloy manufacturing plant
RK Mohapatra and KV Kumar
The market and cost environments for bulk ferroalloys
A Jones
Changing requirements of ferroalloys for flat products - User's perspective
PK Tripathy, C Bhanu, S Pathak, and AK Das
CFD modelling of the steel belt sintering process
J Keihas, P Makela, J Ollila, and L Hekkala
Instrumentation and automation systems on performance of ferroalloys plants
P Das, S Ghosh, and A Sengupta
Modelling of thermal profile in submerged -arc furnace and the influence of composition of ore on the thermal profile
KM Godiwalla and S Ranganathan
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