EP 2834380 A4 20151230 - PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF IRON/STEEL FROM MILL SCALES AND FINES
Title (en)
PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF IRON/STEEL FROM MILL SCALES AND FINES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR RÜCKGEWINNUNG VON EISEN/STAHL AUS WALZZUNDER UND FEINTEILEN
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE RÉCUPÉRATION DE FER/ACIER DANS DES BATTITURES ET FINES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201261620498 P 20120405
- US 2013031189 W 20130314
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2013151711A1] A process for recovering iron/steel from scrap mill scales and fines is disclosed. A process in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises mixing mill scales and fines with coke or other carbon containing fines and sealing the mixture in a container. The container is charged into a cupola or blast furnace, where the components react to form molten iron/steel. The recovery process in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is performed integral to cupola or blast furnace operations and the recovered metal is collected at the base of the furnace as molten iron/steel.
IPC 8 full level
C22B 7/00 (2006.01); C21B 5/00 (2006.01); C22B 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
C21B 3/00 (2013.01 - US); C21B 5/008 (2013.01 - EP US); C21B 11/00 (2013.01 - US); Y02P 10/20 (2015.11 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 2007146430 A2 20071221 - IRON MOUNT CORP [US], et al
- [X] US 2805146 A 19570903 - HOWARD JOHN J
- [A] US 4244492 A 19810113 - BEYERSTEDT RONALD J, et al
- See references of WO 2013151711A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2013151711 A1 20131010; CA 2869553 A1 20131010; EP 2834380 A1 20150211; EP 2834380 A4 20151230; MX 2014012005 A 20150622; US 2015013497 A1 20150115
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2013031189 W 20130314; CA 2869553 A 20130314; EP 13772913 A 20130314; MX 2014012005 A 20130314; US 201414505773 A 20141003