Process and device for producing pig iron or liquid steel precursors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8632622
APP PUB NO 20110138965A1
SERIAL NO

12996415

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A process for producing pig iron or liquid primary steel products in a smelting unit (1), in particular a melter gasifier. Iron-ore-containing charge materials, and possibly additions, are at least partially reduced in at least one reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) by means of a reducing gas. A first fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is melted down in the smelting unit (1), while carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas are supplied, with the simultaneous formation of the reducing gas. The reducing gas is fed to the reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) and, after the reducing gas has passed through the reduction unit, it is drawn off as top gas. A second fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is fed to a smelting reduction unit for reducing and smelting.

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  • PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boehm, Christian Thalheim, AT 17 235
Plaul, Jan-Friedemann Linz, AT 14 35
Schenk, Johannes Leopold Linz, AT 16 48

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