Method for desulfurizing hot metal

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EP 2 743 683 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	16.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/51

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	07.10.2015 Bulletin 2015/41

(21)	Application number: 12824205.4

(22)	Date of filing: 08.08.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 21/64^(2006.01)
C21C 7/064^(2006.01)

G01N 33/20^(2006.01)
C21C 1/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2012/070202

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2013/024765 (21.02.2013 Gazette 2013/08)

(54)	Method for desulfurizing hot metal Verfahren zum Entschwefeln von heissem Metall Procédé de désulfuration du métal chaud

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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

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Priority:

12.08.2011 JP 2011176634

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	18.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/25

(73)	Proprietor: JFE Steel Corporation
	Tokyo, 100-0011 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	KINOSHIRO, Satoshi Tokyo 100-0011 (JP) FUJIMOTO, Kyoko Tokyo 100-0011 (JP) INOSE, Masao Tokyo 100-0011 (JP) ITO, Toshiyuki Tokyo 100-0011 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Stebbing, Timothy Charles
	Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn London WC1V 7JH London WC1V 7JH (GB)

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