Method for reducing ore
US4490169A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27D11/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Low grade ores, such as low-grade manganese ore, are reduced in an electric smelting furnace having two melting zones divided by a barrier. The ore and a small quantity of carbon are melted in the first zone at a temperature sufficient to reduce the iron oxide contained in the ore to molten iron, leaving molten layers of ore and slag which are richer in manganese than the starting material. The melt and slag are allowed to flow over the barrier to the second zone where a second charge of ore and a greater amount of carbon are deposited. Electrode melting in the second zone is carried out at a higher temperature to reduce the manganese and remaining iron therein to form a high-grade ferromanganese product. The molten products are tapped from the furnace in the respective zones. The method of the present invention may be used with other ores such as low grade chromium ore and the method may also be used for the production of silicomanganese. The method may also be used for a wide variety of other ores where it is desired to remove a first constituent from the starting ore and enrich a second portion of the ore in the same melting furnace.
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