Accelerated decarburization of Fe-C metal alloys
Abstract
A process is described for improving the rate of metal production and FeO utilization in a steelmaking process or a process combining iron-making and steelmaking in a single reactor that uses or generates Fe-C metal alloy droplets submerged in an FeO-containing slag. The process involves discharging a charge build-up (electron accumulation) in the slag at the slag-metal alloy interface by means of an electron conductor connected between the metal alloy droplets and a gas at a gas-slag interface, said gas having an oxygen partial pressure of at least about 0.01 atmosphere. 2 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- American Iron and Steel Institute
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 489089
- Patent Number(s):
- 5632800
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-550,178
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-89ID12847
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 27 May 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; IRON CARBIDES; DECARBURIZATION; METAL INDUSTRY; IRON OXIDES; SLAGS; STEELS; MANUFACTURING
Citation Formats
Pal, U B, and Sadoway, D R. Accelerated decarburization of Fe-C metal alloys. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Pal, U B, & Sadoway, D R. Accelerated decarburization of Fe-C metal alloys. United States.
Pal, U B, and Sadoway, D R. Tue .
"Accelerated decarburization of Fe-C metal alloys". United States.
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title = {Accelerated decarburization of Fe-C metal alloys},
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abstractNote = {A process is described for improving the rate of metal production and FeO utilization in a steelmaking process or a process combining iron-making and steelmaking in a single reactor that uses or generates Fe-C metal alloy droplets submerged in an FeO-containing slag. The process involves discharging a charge build-up (electron accumulation) in the slag at the slag-metal alloy interface by means of an electron conductor connected between the metal alloy droplets and a gas at a gas-slag interface, said gas having an oxygen partial pressure of at least about 0.01 atmosphere. 2 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1997},
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