System and method for producing metallic iron
Abstract
A method of production of metallic iron nodules comprises assembling a hearth furnace having a moveable hearth comprising refractory material and having a conversion zone and a fusion zone, providing a hearth material layer comprising carbonaceous material on the refractory material, providing a layer of reducible material comprising and iron bearing material arranged in discrete portions over at least a portion of the hearth material layer, delivering oxygen gas into the hearth furnace to a ratio of at least 0.8:1 ponds of oxygen to pounds of iron in the reducible material to heat the conversion zone to a temperature sufficient to at least partially reduce the reducible material and to heat the fusion zone to a temperature sufficient to at least partially reduce the reducible material, and heating the reducible material to form one or more metallic iron nodules and slag.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Nu-Iron Technology LLC, Charlotte, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1149932
- Patent Number(s):
- 8790442
- Application Number:
- 13/499,152
- Assignee:
- Nu-Iron Technology, LLC (Charlotte, NC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON C21B - MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-05GO15185
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Englund, David J., Schlichting, Mark, Meehan, John, Crouch, Jeremiah, and Wilson, Logan. System and method for producing metallic iron. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Englund, David J., Schlichting, Mark, Meehan, John, Crouch, Jeremiah, & Wilson, Logan. System and method for producing metallic iron. United States.
Englund, David J., Schlichting, Mark, Meehan, John, Crouch, Jeremiah, and Wilson, Logan. Tue .
"System and method for producing metallic iron". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1149932.
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abstractNote = {A method of production of metallic iron nodules comprises assembling a hearth furnace having a moveable hearth comprising refractory material and having a conversion zone and a fusion zone, providing a hearth material layer comprising carbonaceous material on the refractory material, providing a layer of reducible material comprising and iron bearing material arranged in discrete portions over at least a portion of the hearth material layer, delivering oxygen gas into the hearth furnace to a ratio of at least 0.8:1 ponds of oxygen to pounds of iron in the reducible material to heat the conversion zone to a temperature sufficient to at least partially reduce the reducible material and to heat the fusion zone to a temperature sufficient to at least partially reduce the reducible material, and heating the reducible material to form one or more metallic iron nodules and slag.},
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