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Process for improving metal production in steelmaking processes

Patent ·
OSTI ID:870474

A process and apparatus for improving metal production in ironmaking and steelmaking processes is disclosed. The use of an inert metallic conductor in the slag containing crucible and the addition of a transition metal oxide to the slag are the disclosed process improvements.

Research Organization:
AMERICAN IRON & STEEL INST
DOE Contract Number:
FC07-89ID12847
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5527374
OSTI ID:
870474
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English