Method for reducing metallic oxides
US6488737B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the reduction of metallic oxides and a rotating-hearth furnace. The method is for the reduction of metallic oxides in a furnace with a ring-shaped rotating hearth in which a carbonaceous reducing agent and metallic oxides are deposited in a strip on a part of the rotating hearth and are then transported in a roughly helical movement to a discharge device. The reducing agent is preheated and mixed with the preheated metallic oxides before and/or during their deposition on the rotating hearth. In a first reducing stage, the volatile components of the carbonaceous reducing agent (mainly methane and hydrogen) are used to initiate the reduction of the metallic oxides and, in a second reducing stage, carbon monoxide is used. The rotating-hearth furnace is subdivided into a charging zone, at least one intermediate zone adjacent to the charging zone, and a discharge zone adjacent to the intermediate zone.
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