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Process of using olivine in a blast furnace

  • US 3,966,456 A
  • Filed: 08/01/1974
  • Issued: 06/29/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a process for producing iron in a blast furnace wherein charge materials including iron oxide bearing materials, calcium carbonate and coke, are charged into the blast furnace to form within the furnace layers of iron oxide bearing materials, calcium carbonate and coke and wherein air is passed upwardly through said layers, and said coke is burned to heat said materials and reduce iron oxides to produce molten iron, said charge materials having an alkali metal oxide content exceeding 1 pound per ton of molten iron produced, the improvement which includes charging into said blast furnace in addition to said iron oxide materials from 0.25 to 5 percent of olivine, said percentage being based on the weight of said iron oxide materials.

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