Simultaneous influence of gas mixture composition and process temperature on Fe2O3->FeO reduction kinetics: neural network modeling
The kinetics of Fe2O3->FeO reaction was investigated. The thermogravimetric (TGA) data covered the reduction of hematite both by pure species (nitrogen diluted CO or H2) and by their mixture. The conventional analysis has indicated that initially the reduction of hematite is a complex, surface co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
2005-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322005000300010 |
| Summary: | The kinetics of Fe2O3->FeO reaction was investigated. The thermogravimetric (TGA) data covered the reduction of hematite both by pure species (nitrogen diluted CO or H2) and by their mixture. The conventional analysis has indicated that initially the reduction of hematite is a complex, surface controlled process, however once a thin layer of lower oxidation state iron oxides (magnetite, wüstite) is formed on the surface, it changes to diffusion control. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) has proved to be a convenient tool for modeling of this complex, heterogeneous reaction runs within the both (kinetic and diffusion) regions, correctly considering influence of temperature and gas composition effects and their complex interactions. ANN's model shows the capability to mimic some extreme (minimum) of the reaction rate within the determined temperature window, while the Arrhenius dependency is of limited use. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-6632 1678-4383 |