HIsmelt

Hismelt is a direct smelting process for making iron straight from the ore. Fine iron ores and non-coking coals are injected directly into a molten iron bath, contained within a Smelt Reduction Vessel (SRV), to produce high quality molten pig iron. The excess gas produced during the process is used for power generation, production of direct reduced iron (an alternative iron input for scrap), or as fuel gas.

The process can be considered a both a potential replacement for the blast furnace and as a new source of low cost iron units for BOF or EAF steelmaking. The technology offers advantages such as lower operating costs; lower capital intensity, lower environmental impact, greater raw material and operational flexibility.

Development Status Products
Commercial
iron

HIsmeltCosts & Benefits

Parent Process: Smelting Reduction
Energy Savings Potential

With no raw material processing required, the HIsmelt process uses less energy to produce each tonne of hot metal.
CO2 Emission Reduction Potential

This technology can reduce CO2 emissions per tonne of hot metal by close to 20% when compared to the typical BF route.
Costs

Production costs are in the range of 95% to 65% of the conventional route costs.

HIsmeltSchematic

HIsmelt Publications

The State–of-the-Art Clean Technologies (SOACT) for Steelmaking Handbook

Date: 

Dec
2010

Source: 

Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

Format: 

PDF

Type: 

Publications

 

The State–of-the-Art Clean Technologies (SOACT) for Steelmaking Handbook is developed as part of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate program and seeks to catalog the best available technologies and practices to save energy and reduce environmental impacts in the steel industry. Its purpose is to share information about commercialized or emerging technologies and practices that are currently available to increase energy efficiency and environmental performance. 

http://asiapacificpartnership.org/pdf/Projects/Steel/SOACT-Handbook-2nd-Edition....

Page Number: 

52

HIsmelt Websites

What is the Hismelt Technology

Date: 

May
2012

Format: 

Website

Type: 

Websites
http://www.aie.org.au/perth/documents/020807HIsmelt/presentation/img004.jpg

HIsmelt process

Date: 

2012

Format: 

Website

Type: 

Websites

This site provides detailed information about the HIsmelt technology and includes useful visual demonstrations of the technology. 

http://www.riotintoironore.com/ENG/operations/495_hismelt_process.asp

The HIsmelt Iron-Making Process

Date: 

May
2012

Format: 

Website

Type: 

Websites
http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1770

HIsmelt Presentations

International Convention on Clean, Green and Sustainable Technologies in Iron and Steel Making

Date: 

Jul
2009

Format: 

PDF

Type: 

Presentations
http://mdconshe.org/CGST_1.pdf

HIsmelt Journal Articles

Future of Hismelt in India

Date: 

Mar
2012

Format: 

PDF

Type: 

Journal Articles

This paper briefly describes the technology, outlines its development history and provides some concrete examples where HIsmelt® can contribute to the future of steelmaking in India.

http://www.riotintoironore.com/documents/Future_of_HIsmelt_in_India_in_Steel_Sce...