EFFECT OF ORGANIC BINDERS ON THE QUALITY
OF MANGANESE ORE SINTER FINES BRIQUETTES

ABSTRACT:
Sinai Manganese Company imports the manganese ore sinter from
abroad for ferromanganese alloy production. Large quantities of
manganese ore sinter fines are produced in this process. These fines must
be agglomerated to a suitable size in order to be reused for charging the
electric arc furnace. The aim of this work is studying the briquetting
ability of these fines using organic binders such as starch and bitumen.
The results showed that, the suitable briquettes were produced with the
addition of 5 % of starch and 20% H2O under pressure 3 ton/cm2 or 8 %
bitumen under pressure 4 ton/cm2 and 3 days curing time.

Effect of Organic Binders on The Quality of Manganese Ore Si