Global Patent Index - EP 3377659 A1

EP 3377659 A1 20180926 - IMPROVED ILMENITE SMELTING PROCESS

Title (en)

IMPROVED ILMENITE SMELTING PROCESS

Title (de)

VERBESSERTES ILMENITSCHMELZVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FUSION D'ILMÉNITE AMÉLIORÉ

Publication

EP 3377659 A1 20180926 (EN)

Application

EP 16847594 A 20161118

Priority

  • ZA 201508501 A 20151118
  • ZA 2016050049 W 20161118

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017087997A1] A method of preparing a pre-reduced ilmenite ore for smelting, wherein metal oxides contained in the ore are selectively reduced in solid-state reactions over titanium oxide, the method including the step of pre-reducing carbon-based pellets of the ore.

IPC 8 full level

C22B 1/245 (2006.01); C22B 34/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP RU)

C21B 13/00 (2013.01 - RU); C22B 1/245 (2013.01 - EP RU); C22B 34/1209 (2013.01 - EP RU)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017087997A1

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017087997 A1 20170526; AU 2016355732 A1 20180607; AU 2016355732 B2 20210520; BR 112018010072 A2 20181113; BR 112018010072 B1 20211221; CA 3005810 A1 20170526; CA 3005810 C 20220621; CN 108699624 A 20181023; CN 108699624 B 20200310; EP 3377659 A1 20180926; EP 3377659 B1 20201216; RU 2018118796 A 20191218; RU 2018118796 A3 20200228; RU 2720788 C2 20200513; SA 518391616 B1 20211213; ZA 201803241 B 20190130

DOCDB simple family (application)

ZA 2016050049 W 20161118; AU 2016355732 A 20161118; BR 112018010072 A 20161118; CA 3005810 A 20161118; CN 201680079345 A 20161118; EP 16847594 A 20161118; RU 2018118796 A 20161118; SA 518391616 A 20180517; ZA 201803241 A 20180516