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Vaswani Industries Limited is the largest producer of Sponge Iron in Central India.
Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)
Sponge Iron
Sponge iron, also known as Direct Reduced Iron (DRI), is the product of reducing iron oxide in the form of iron ore into metallic iron.
Process
Sponge iron making is a process in which iron ore lumps (5mm-18mm size) are tumbled with a 'select' grade of coal & dolomite inside an inclined rotary kiln and control combusted in the presence of air for about 12 hours before the products are air cooled, magnetically separated, screened and size wise in finished product bunkers prior to dispatch. The process entails a direct reduction of the iron ore (i.e. removal of oxygen from the ore) in solid state to metalize the ore at a 'critical' temperature to make this possible.
The basic reduction reactions in a coal based DRI process is as follows:-
C + O2=CO2
CO2 + C=2CO
3Fe2O3 + CO=2Fe3O4 + CO2
Fe3O4 + CO=3FeO + CO2
FeO + CO=Fe + CO2
We are manufacturing DRI in following Specifications:
| Parameters/Material | DR Clo | Pellet |
|---|---|---|
| Fe(m) | 82(+-) 1 | 80 (+-) 1 |
| Carbon | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Sulfur | 0.035 | 0.035 |
| Size | 0-20 mm | 3-20 mm |
| -1(mm) | <20% | - |