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Title: Use of bimodal carbon distribution in compacts for producing metallic iron nodules

Abstract

A method for use in production of metallic iron nodules comprising providing a reducible mixture into a hearth furnace for the production of metallic iron nodules, where the reducible mixture comprises a quantity of reducible iron bearing material, a quantity of first carbonaceous reducing material of a size less than about 28 mesh of an amount between about 65 percent and about 95 percent of a stoichiometric amount necessary for complete iron reduction of the reducible iron bearing material, and a quantity of second carbonaceous reducing material with an average particle size greater than average particle size of the first carbonaceous reducing material and a size between about 3 mesh and about 48 mesh of an amount between about 20 percent and about 60 percent of a stoichiometric amount of necessary for complete iron reduction of the reducible iron bearing material.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Nu-Iron Technology, LLC (Charlotte, NC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1079464
Patent Number(s):
8287621
Application Number:
12/977,035
Assignee:
Nu-Iron Technology, LLC (Charlotte, NC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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

Iwasaki, Iwao. Use of bimodal carbon distribution in compacts for producing metallic iron nodules. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Iwasaki, Iwao. Use of bimodal carbon distribution in compacts for producing metallic iron nodules. United States.
Iwasaki, Iwao. Tue . "Use of bimodal carbon distribution in compacts for producing metallic iron nodules". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1079464.
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abstractNote = {A method for use in production of metallic iron nodules comprising providing a reducible mixture into a hearth furnace for the production of metallic iron nodules, where the reducible mixture comprises a quantity of reducible iron bearing material, a quantity of first carbonaceous reducing material of a size less than about 28 mesh of an amount between about 65 percent and about 95 percent of a stoichiometric amount necessary for complete iron reduction of the reducible iron bearing material, and a quantity of second carbonaceous reducing material with an average particle size greater than average particle size of the first carbonaceous reducing material and a size between about 3 mesh and about 48 mesh of an amount between about 20 percent and about 60 percent of a stoichiometric amount of necessary for complete iron reduction of the reducible iron bearing material.},
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year = {Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
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