IL120440A0 - Method and apparatus for making metallic iron - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for making metallic iron

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Publication number
IL120440A0
IL120440A0 IL12044097A IL12044097A IL120440A0 IL 120440 A0 IL120440 A0 IL 120440A0 IL 12044097 A IL12044097 A IL 12044097A IL 12044097 A IL12044097 A IL 12044097A IL 120440 A0 IL120440 A0 IL 120440A0
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metallic iron
making metallic
making
iron
metallic
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IL12044097A
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Kobe Steel Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP05980196A external-priority patent/JP3845893B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP25711596A external-priority patent/JPH10102115A/ja
Priority claimed from JP25711696A external-priority patent/JPH10102116A/ja
Priority claimed from JP25711796A external-priority patent/JPH10102117A/ja
Priority claimed from JP25711496A external-priority patent/JPH10102114A/ja
Priority claimed from JP25711896A external-priority patent/JP4149531B2/ja
Application filed by Kobe Steel Ltd filed Critical Kobe Steel Ltd
Publication of IL120440A0 publication Critical patent/IL120440A0/xx

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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21BMANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
    • C21B13/00Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21BMANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
    • C21B13/00Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
    • C21B13/0046Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes making metallised agglomerates or iron oxide
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21BMANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
    • C21B13/00Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
    • C21B13/10Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes in hearth-type furnaces
    • C21B13/105Rotary hearth-type furnaces
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02PCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/10Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions
    • Y02P10/134Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions by avoiding CO2, e.g. using hydrogen
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/29Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
    • Y10T428/2982Particulate matter [e.g., sphere, flake, etc.]
    • Y10T428/2991Coated

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Iron (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Refinement Of Pig-Iron, Manufacture Of Cast Iron, And Steel Manufacture Other Than In Revolving Furnaces (AREA)
IL12044097A 1996-03-15 1997-03-13 Method and apparatus for making metallic iron IL120440A0 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP05980196A JP3845893B2 (ja) 1996-03-15 1996-03-15 金属鉄の製法
JP25711596A JPH10102115A (ja) 1996-09-27 1996-09-27 金属鉄の製造方法及び製造設備
JP25711696A JPH10102116A (ja) 1996-09-27 1996-09-27 金属鉄の製造方法及び製造設備
JP25711796A JPH10102117A (ja) 1996-09-27 1996-09-27 金属鉄の製造方法及び製造設備
JP25711496A JPH10102114A (ja) 1996-09-27 1996-09-27 金属鉄の製造方法及び製造設備
JP25711896A JP4149531B2 (ja) 1996-09-27 1996-09-27 金属鉄の製造方法及び製造設備

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IL120440A0 true IL120440A0 (en) 1997-07-13

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EP (1) EP0888462B1 (cs)
KR (1) KR100516507B1 (cs)
CN (2) CN1080315C (cs)
AR (1) AR006206A1 (cs)
AT (1) ATE229083T1 (cs)
AU (1) AU715276C (cs)
BG (1) BG102721A (cs)
BR (1) BR9707996A (cs)
CA (2) CA2248273C (cs)
CZ (1) CZ279498A3 (cs)
DE (1) DE69717609T2 (cs)
EA (1) EA001158B1 (cs)
ES (1) ES2188900T3 (cs)
HU (1) HUP9902339A3 (cs)
ID (1) ID16250A (cs)
IL (1) IL120440A0 (cs)
NO (1) NO984161L (cs)
NZ (1) NZ332283A (cs)
PE (1) PE21298A1 (cs)
PL (1) PL328812A1 (cs)
SK (1) SK125398A3 (cs)
TR (1) TR199801833T2 (cs)
WO (1) WO1997034018A1 (cs)

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EP0888462B1 (en) 2002-12-04
ID16250A (id) 1997-09-11
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ATE229083T1 (de) 2002-12-15
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