Electric furnace for producing molten metal having material recycling capability

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8871000
APP PUB NO 20120297925A1
SERIAL NO

13305876

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The present invention relates generally to a smelting operation or the like, by which molten metal is produced from a metal oxide after metal oxide agglomerates are directly reduced and melted with a carbonaceous material in an electric heating and melting furnace. More specifically, the present invention relates to an electric furnace for producing molten metal that has material recycling capability, especially in-process material recycling capability.

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  • MIDREX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Tetsumoto, Masahiko Charlotte, US 19 83

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