INTEGRATION OF DR PLANT AND ELECTRIC DRI MELTING FURNACE FOR PRODUCING HIGH PERFORMANCE IRON

A direct reduction process comprises providing a shaft furnace of a direct reduction plant to reduce iron oxide with reducing gas; providing a direct reduced iron melting furnace; and coupling a discharge chute between a discharge exit of the direct reduced shaft furnace and an inlet of the direct r...

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Main Authors MICHISHITA, Haruyasu, ASTORIA, Todd Michael
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.06.2023
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Summary:A direct reduction process comprises providing a shaft furnace of a direct reduction plant to reduce iron oxide with reducing gas; providing a direct reduced iron melting furnace; and coupling a discharge chute between a discharge exit of the direct reduced shaft furnace and an inlet of the direct reduced iron melting furnace; wherein direct reduced iron and the reducing gas from the shaft furnace flow through the discharge chute and the reducing gas controls the melting furnace atmosphere to reducing environment.
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20220010583