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Abstract

In a method of producing molten metal (8) from at least partially fine-particulate metal carriers in a melter gasifier (2) in which under supply of carbon-containing material and oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas under simultaneous formation of a reducing gas in a bed (11) formed of solid carbon carriers (4) the metal carriers are melted, the supplied fine-particulate metal carriers in order to avoid discharging thereof are charged to a high-temperature combustion zone (13) maintained by a combustion process and there are melted at least for the most part or completely, wherein the high-temperature combustion zone (13) is spatially isolated from the freeboard (12) of the melter gasifier (2) located above the bed (11) and extends into the bed (11), wherein the offgases formed in the high-temperature combustion zone (13) exit the same passing through at least a portion of the bed (11) and wherein furthermore the offgases are cooled in the bed (11) and are withdrawn from the melter gasifier (2) along with the reducing gas formed within the bed (11).

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