Advances and Innovations in Ferronickel-Making (PDF)

co-workersinvented the direct reduction process of composite binder pellets and three plants were set up in China based on the invention. He proposed the innovative composite agglomeration process of iron ore fines, which was put into production in Baotou Steel Company, China. He has published 320 technical papers and 6 books. He holds 35 patents and has more than 30 conference presentations.



Mingjun Rao is an associate professor in the School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering at Central South University, China. He received Ph.D. degree in metallurgical engineering and B.E. degree in mineral processing engineering from Central South University. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Il Sohn at Yonsei University, Korea, from 2015-2017. His research interests include extractive metallurgy of non-ferrous metals, utilization of metallurgical solid waste, and iron ore agglomeration. His doctoral dissertation was awarded as the Excellent Doctoral dissertation of HunanProvince in 2017. He won the Second-Class Prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China in 2019.



Jun Luo is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering at Central South University, China. He received his M.S. degree in metallurgical engineering in 2013 and his Ph.D. degree in mineral processing engineering from Central South University in 2017. His research interests include hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processing of base metals from low-grade, complex, and refractory ores and secondary resources. He has published more than 20 papers and holds more than 10 Chinese patents.



Zhiwei Peng is a professor in the School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering at Central South University, China. He received his B.E. and M.S. degrees from Central South University in 2005 and 2008, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Michigan Technological University, USA, in 2012. His research interests include dielectric characterization, ferrous metallurgy, microwave processing, comprehensive utilization of resources, waste valorization, powder agglomeration, low-carbon technology, process simulation, electromagnetic shielding, and synthesis of functional materials. He has published over 170 papers and holds 56 Chinese patents. He has served as editor or editorial board member for 7 international journals and as a reviewer for more than 70 journals.