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EP 0038417 B1 19841205 - DESULFURISING AGENT

Title (en)

DESULFURISING AGENT

Publication

EP 0038417 B1 19841205 (DE)

Application

EP 81101765 A 19810310

Priority

DE 3015024 A 19800418

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0038417A1] 1. Agent for the desulphurising of crude iron, characterised by a mixture of quicklime and diamide lime and, as adjuvant, up to 10 wt. % of fluorspar.

IPC 1-7

C21C 1/02

IPC 8 full level

C21C 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C21C 1/025 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE FR GB LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0038417 A1 19811028; EP 0038417 B1 19841205; AT E10650 T1 19841215; CA 1171663 A 19840731; DE 3015024 A1 19811029; DE 3015024 C2 19821223; DE 3167539 D1 19850117; ES 501153 A0 19820701; ES 8205867 A1 19820701; JP S56158807 A 19811207

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81101765 A 19810310; AT 81101765 T 19810310; CA 371607 A 19810224; DE 3015024 A 19800418; DE 3167539 T 19810310; ES 501153 A 19810407; JP 5518581 A 19810414