Process of briquetting sponge iron-containing material

US4308055A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Metallgesellschaft AG · DE

Inventors

• Harry Serbent · Hanau, DE
• Horst Steinhofel · Neu-Anspach, DE
• Werner Kaas · Dinslaken, DE
• Justus Kuhn, deceased · Karben, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 1980
• Grant date: Dec 29, 1981
• Expiry date: May 9, 2000

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C22B1/24
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An improved process for briquetting sponge iron-containing material wherein as binder there is employed dilute sulfuric acid and the sponge iron-containing material contains at least 40% by weight metallic iron.