ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTR............................JDIM350 (Ver 2.1 Jan 2001) 1620000/01266971EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320030115EP02012441.820020610EnEnEn200117624920010611JP20030115200303200212182002517 7C 21B 13/10 A 7C 21B 13/00 BdeBetriebsverfahren für DrehherdofenenOperation method of moving hearth furnacefrProcédé d'opération pour four à sole tournanteNONEKABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO02783002K 2955EU - pyKOBE SEIKO SHO, KABUSHIKI KAISHASEIKO SHO, KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBESHO, KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO10-26, Wakinohama-cho 2-chome, Chuo-kuKobe-shi, Hyogo 651-8585JPFuji, Kojiro, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Osaka Branch1-3, Bingo-machi 4-chome, Chuo-kuOsaka-shi, Osaka 541-0051JPNishimura, Makoto, Kobe Corporate Research Labs.Kobe Steel, Ltd., 5-5, Takatsukadai 1-chomeNishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2271JPTanaka, Hidetoshi, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Osaka Branch1-3, Bingo-machi 4-chome, Chuo-kuOsaka-shi, Osaka 541-0051JPMüller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte00100651Grafinger Strasse 281671 MünchenDEATBECHCYDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSETRALLTLVMKROSI20030115200303

An operation method of a moving hearth furnace, in which a reduced metal is obtained by reducing by heating a metal oxide loaded into the moving hearth furnace, includes the steps of supplying and burning a fuel including combustible wastes as a heat source for the operation. According to the operation method of a moving hearth furnace, the resources can be used effectively and costs can be reduced by using industrial wastes as a fuel.