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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6395054 | Process for producing pozzolanes, synthetic blast furnace slags, belite or alite clinkers, or pig iron alloys from oxidic slags A process that produces pozzolanes, synthetic blast furnace slags, belite, or alite clinkers, as well as pig iron alloys, from oxidic liquid slag. The oxidic liquid slag is reduced above an iron bath in a reactor containing submerged tuyeres. Carbon is bl... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5931985 | Process and device for blowing oxygen-containing gas with and without solid material on a metal melt in a metallurgical vessel A process for blowing oxygen-containing gas, with and without solid material, on a metal melt in a metallurgical vessel, a process for generating a burner flame and corresponding devices. The inventive process and lance suitable for such process provides,... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5749939 | Melting of NI laterite in making NI alloyed iron or steel A multiple stage process for obtaining Ni units from Ni laterite ores and sulfur-bearing Ni concentrates during production of nickel-alloyed iron, nickel-alloyed steel or nickel-alloyed stainless steel in a reactor equipped with top- and bottom-blowing me... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5743938 | Method of decarburizing refining molten steel containing Cr A method of decarburizing refining molten steel containing Cr in such a manner that oxygen gas, inert gas or a mixture of inert gas and oxygen gas is blown to the surface of bath of molten steel containing Cr in a refining chamber and to a position below ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5702502 | Method for direct use of chromite ore in the production of stainless steel A three-stage process for obtaining metallic Cr units insitu during the production of stainless steel. Raw chromite ore or a concentrate produced from chromite ore is mixed with a carbonaceous reductant and slagging agents are added to an iron bath (24) f... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5575829 | Direct use of sulfur-bearing nickel concentrate in making Ni alloyed stainless steel A process for obtaining Ni units from sulfur-bearing nickel concentrate during refining a nickel-alloyed steel or a stainless steel. Sulfur of the concentrate is transferred to and held within the slag by controlling slag composition and temperature, degr... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5558695 | Process and unit for continuous metal refinement A process of continuous metal refinement comprising feeding molten metal to a reaction chamber, introducing gaseous and solid oxidants, adding bulk materials, fully converting the metal and slag into a foamy emulsion, creating, in the reaction chamber, an... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5084093 | Method for manufacturing molten pig iron A method for manufacturing molten pig iron is disclosed which comprises: forming a packed bed of coke in a vertical furnace having a charging port in an upper portion thereof for charging raw materials and discharging gases, one or more primary tuyeres in its ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4919713 | Process for producing chromium containing molten iron A process of production of chromium containing molten iron generally comprises two steps. In a first step, top and bottom-blown reduction for reducing chromium is performed with charging carbon containing material and slag forming agent from the top of a ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4708736 | Method of producing molten pig iron or steel pre-products from particulate ferrous material In a method of producing molten pig iron or steel pre-products from particulate ferrous material, as well as of producing reduction gas in a melt-down gasifier by adding coal and by blowing in oxygen-containing gas by means of nozzle pipes penetrating the... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4676826 | Method and apparatus for pneumatic feeding or additives into converters A method and apparatus for pneumatic feeding of additives along pipes from an additive silo to converters. The additive is allowed to flow into a dispatching device, a scale or a similar device in it stopping the entrance of the additive when the desired ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4675049 | Process for producing high quality steel A process for producing high quality steel includes a first step of decarburizing the melt in a converter by top blowing with oxygen to a carbon content of less than 0.1% carbon. Next, carbon (comminuted coal) is delivered to the melt at a high velocity w... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4564388 | Method for continuous steelmaking A method for the continuous operation of an electric steelmaking furnace, including preheating charge materials, charging and tapping while maintaining full electric power, and having good control over both quality and product chemistry.... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4544405 | Method of producing steels of great purity and low gas content in steel mills and steel foundries and apparatus therefor A method for producing steels of high purity and low gas content in steel mills and steel foundries comprises melting the steel with the desired alloying components in a ladle, directing an inert gas and oxygen mixture to the ladle with the molten steel t... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4540432 | Continuous process of melting sponge iron The melting operation is carried out in an elongated horizontal reactor, in which sponge iron is charged onto the molten material in an intermediate region of the reactor, carbonaceous fuel and high-oxygen gases are blown into the molten material and slag... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4518422 | Process and apparatus for refining steel in a metallurgical vessel A process and apparatus for the desulphurization, deoxidation and purification of a metal melt is presented. The process is particularly well suited for use in a ladle during the refining of steel. The present invention comprises means for defining at the... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4512802 | Process for the decarburization of molten metal A computer implemented process for optimizing the decarburization of a predetermined mass of molten metal by controlling the amount of coolants, the charging time of coolants, the dilution ratio of injected oxygen to inert gas, the changing time of the di... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4511396 | Refining of metals This invention uses a dual basicity (DB) flux during the refining of steel which comprises the use of one or more flux components with high basicity/activity, for example sodium carbonate and/or barium oxide, with one or more normal fluxes having a lower ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4434003 | Steel making method Iron or steel products are produced from oxide ores in a unique process which utilizes air and regular coal as its primary energy source and wherein the ore is melted in a carbon dioxide zone for separation and absorption of the iron oxides into a slag wh... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4430116 | Method and apparatus for heating or heating and reduction raw materials for a metallurgical furnace utilizing waste gases from the same furnace An apparatus for heating or heating and reduction raw material of a metallurgical furnace, utilizing high temperature waste gases which are released from the same furnace, has one or plural numbers of reactor(s) capable of holding the raw materials in the... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4430117 | Production of steel The invention provides a process for the production of steel comprising the steps of providing a ferrous melt in a container, introducing iron ore into the container and separately introducing carbonaceous material into the melt, blowing an oxidizing gas ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4407490 | Method and a means for introducing close-grained carbonaceous fuels into an iron melting bath A method and a means for introducing close-grained carbonaceous fuels, which are suspended in a carrier gas, and oxygen into an iron melting bath are described. In this method the fuel and the oxygen can be alternately introduced through the same introduc... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4341553 | Method of, and cupola furnace for, the introduction of treatment agents into cupola iron melts A cupola furnace has a hearth 1 with tuyeres 2, a floor 3 and a tapping duct 4 leading to a forehearth 5. To enable treatment agents to be introduced into the melt in the furnace below the surface of the melt, the furnace is additionally provided with a l... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4140521 | Method of continuously converting metallurgical melts The method of the present invention provides for blasting a melt with a gaseous oxidizer in a furnace bath having a greater depth in zones of oxidative blasting and slag formation, and a lesser depth in a zone of slag separation, the bath depth in the sla... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4105439 | Method for production of refined steel In a method of producing successive heats of refined steel wherein successive charges of molten, impure iron are refined by oxygen in the presence of at least one flux to form molten, refined steel and liquid slag, followed by the separation of said molte... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4101312 | Method for operation of a converter Method for operation of a converter, wherein formed slag is made inert by lowering its temperature through adding of cooling medium, such as burntlime, burnt dolomite, limestone, dolomite, scrapbrick, converter slag, etc. immediately after shutdown of the... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4089677 | Metal refining method and apparatus Various forms of method and apparatus are described for the manufacture of steel wherein solid carbonaceous materials are injected below the surface of a melt during the introduction of oxygen to raise the energy level within the melt. Solid iron-bearing ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4010029 | Method for increasing the use of scrap and iron oxides by basic oxygen furnace A process is disclosed for increasing the relative proportion of scrap steel and iron oxides used in making steel by the basic oxygen method. Molten pig iron, used in the process is superheated prior to being introduced into the basic oxygen furnace. Typi... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3988421 | Gas cleaning process and equipment A process and an apparatus for the cleaning of combustible gases, particularly gases emitted in steel making plants, in which the gases are passed through a collecting duct together with additional air at conditions such as to cause the combustion of the ... | 10/26/1976 |
