Method of using rubber tires in an iron making process
US5380352A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S75/958
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a method for both disposing of an environmentally undesirable material comprising rubber tires and the sulfur and metals contained therein and of providing fuel for a process of making molten iron or steel preproducts and reduction gas in a melter gasifier. The metals freed from combustion of the rubber tires is contained in the molten iron and sulfur freed from combustion of the rubber tires is contained in the slag.
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