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(11) EP 1 476 584 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47

(21) Application number: 03742571.7

(22) Date of filing: 21.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C21C 7/10
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2003/001799
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/070990 (28.08.2003 Gazette 2003/35)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO

(30) Priority: 22.02.2002 EP 02004014

(71) Applicants:
  • Vai Fuchs GmbH
    77731 Willstätt-Legelshurst (DE)
  • PERRIN, Eric
    130090 Aix-en-Provence (FR)

(72) Inventors:
  • PERRIN, Eric
    F-13090 Aix-en-Provence (FR)
  • STOVENOT, Francois
    F-54800 Labry (FR)
  • SCHRADE, Christian
    46145 Oberhausen (DE)

(74) Representative: Müller, Karl-Ernst, Dr., Dipl.-Ing. et al
PatentanwälteBecker & Müller,Turmstrasse 22
40878 Ratingen
40878 Ratingen (DE)

   


(54) METHOD FOR DEEP DECARBURISATION OF STEEL MELTS