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(11) EP 3 380 638 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
03.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/40

(21) Application number: 16816320.2

(22) Date of filing: 23.11.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C22B 47/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/FI2016/050821
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/089651 (01.06.2017 Gazette 2017/22)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 24.11.2015 FI 20155868

(71) Applicant: Outotec (Finland) Oy
02230 Espoo (FI)

(72) Inventors:
  • KROGERUS, Helge
    28100 Pori (FI)
  • MÄKELÄ, Pasi
    28430 Pori (FI)

(74) Representative: Papula Oy 
P.O. Box 981
00101 Helsinki
00101 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREHEATING AND SMELTING MANGANESE ORE SINTER