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Producing of pig iron from iron-containing materials

US9404165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2013
Grant dateAug 2, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/143
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for recovering pig iron from iron-containing concentrates produced from iron-containing ores and sands by forming agglomerates and reducing them in a natural gas smelter, in which the process makes maximum utilization of heat created in and by the process.

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