Methods and systems for producing direct reduced iron and steel mill fuel gas using coke oven gas and basic oxygen furnace gas

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9938594
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14799850

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A process for producing reducing gas for use in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) and fuel gas for use in a steel mill, including: compressing a coke oven gas (COG) stream in a compressor; passing the compressed coke oven gas stream through an activated charcoal bed to remove tars from the compressed coke oven gas stream; separating a hydrogen-rich gas stream from the compressed cleaned coke oven gas stream using a pressure swing absorption unit; providing the hydrogen-rich gas stream to a direct reduction shaft furnace as reducing gas; and providing a remaining gas stream from the pressure swing absorption unit to a steel mill as fuel gas. Both once-through and recycle options are presented. Optionally, basic oxygen furnace gas (BOFG) is added to the reducing gas.

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  • MIDREX TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheeley, Robert Charlotte, US 2 1
Wright, Travis Rock Hill, US 16 66

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