iron ore pellets

[aathi1]

hello everyone!

 

i need help in iron ore pellet making. more specifically, promoting sufficient porosity in pellets. this is for my research, i need to know how porosity is formed during pelletization. can any1 help me with this. thanks loads.

[Enthalpy]

Could it be that the pellets are sintered from powder? If sintering is done shortly, with less pressure, or at a lower temperature, it leaves porosity. That's a standard way to obtain porosity in ceramics, metals...