Direct smelting process

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10023945
APP PUB NO 20130116105A1
SERIAL NO

13698475

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A molten bath-based direct smelting process comprises controlling the process conditions in a direct smelting vessel so that molten slag in a molten bath of metal and slag in the vessel has a viscosity in a range of 0.5-5 poise when the slag temperature is in a range of 1400-1550° C. in the molten bath in the vessel.

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  • TATA STEEL LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dry, Rodney James City Beach, AU 48 368
Pilote, Jacques Woodlands, AU 17 25

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