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Karl Goran Gorling

Douglas Sewerin Ekman

Ingvar A Edenwall

Hans Ivar Elvander

Per A Fahlstrom

Thomas K Mioen

Karl-Axel Melkersson

Jan-Olof Jansson

Olle Bostrom

Ingvar Anton Edenwall

Carl Johan Hellestam

Suction sintering method and apparatus therefor

The invention relates to a method in the gasification of sulphur-containing carbonaceous material using metal smelts. When gasifying such carbonaceous material in a metal smelt, the material is introduced to a gasifying reactor containing an iron and/or manganese smelt having a temperature of between 1100.degree. and 1600.degree. C., suitably 1150.degree.-1250.degree. C., the smelt being substantially saturated with respect to sulphur and carbon. The carbonaceous material is oxidized to carbon monoxide and the sulphur content forms a matte phase containing a high percentage of sulphur, which phase is tapped off. Residual non-combustible material is collected as a slag on the surface and is removed together therewith. If so desired, the matte can be granulated and roasted to recover the sulphur and metal contents. Carbonaceous material incorporating pyrolysible constituents is suitably pyrolysed in a pyrolysis medium at a temperature of between 450.degree.-800.degree. C. prior to the gasification reaction, the temperature during the pyrolysis process being maintained, by circulating the pyrolysis medium between pyrolysis and gasification and optional combustion of carbon monoxide gas formed.

Method for removing sulphur in conjunction with the gasification of

Method for recovering oil and/or gas from carbonaceous materials

There is provided a method of producing a partially reduced product from finely divided metal oxide containing material. The product is suited for continued reduction and the material containing the metal oxide may be an ore concentrate or an oxidic intermediate product. The material is charged to the top of a metallurgic shaft and is contacted during its fall through the shaft with hot gases of combustion, so as to melt said material. At the same time, a carbonaceous or carbon-containing reductant is charged to the furnace, such that said molten material is converted into a partially reduced product containing solid carbon material.

Method of producing a partially reduced product from finely-divided

A method for recovering copper and/or other non-ferrous metals from sulphidic raw material by roasting the material to a substantially sulphur-free state and then in a separate furnace sulphatize the roasted material into a form of a readily soluble sulphate and/or basic sulphate and then leaching the sulphatized material with an aqueous sulphuric acid solution. Copper and/or other non-ferrous metals are recovered from the spent leaching solution. The leaching solution is after said recovering recirculated to the leaching stage and to the roasting stage.

Method of recovering non-ferrous metals from sulphidic materials

A method for agglomerating finely divided iron oxide material, substantially consisting of hematite and/or magnetite, preferably enriched iron ore concentrates, and hardening the agglomerates thus formed. The fine material is agglomerated by rolling, micropelletizing or other granulating methods to a particle size distribution convenient fluidizing purposes, whereafter the material is transferred to a fluidized bed furnace in which the bed is heated by introducing gaseous or liquid fuel and gas containing free oxygen or by hot gases. The major portion of the material is then removed from the bed in an agglomerated and hardened condition.

Method for producing coarse powder, hardened iron oxide material from

A method for roasting finely divided iron sulphide material in a manner to obtain a coarse, substantially sulphur-free product, the sulphide material consisting of pyrrhotite or a finely divided materal derived from a pyritic material in which thermally splittable sulphur has been driven off by partial roasting for example. According to the method, the sulphide material is first agglomerated to a particle size distribution suitable for fluidizing purposes and then roasted and hardened in a fluidized bed, whereafter the material is removed from the bed in a hot state.

Method for roasting finely divided sulphide material consisting of

A bed of coke or other material having a resistivity within the range of between 10.sup..sup.-4 and 10 ohm m is heated in a reaction chamber by means of an induction coil surrounding said chamber. The heat is generated in the bed itself by passing through said coil an alternating current having a frequency of at most ten times the mains frequency. There is maintained between the least cross dimension (d) of the bed area and the penetration depth (.delta.) of the inductive field a ratio determined by the relationship ##EQU1## WHERE K IS A NUMERICAL VALUE BETWEEN 1.1 AND 1.5.

Method of carrying out heat-requiring chemical and/or physical processes

A bed comprising fluidized particulate material and having a resistivity (.rho.) between 10.sup..sup.-1 and 10 ohm m is heated in a reaction chamber by means of an induction coil surrounding said chamber. The heat is generated in the bed itself by passing an alternating current through said coil. There is maintained between the least cross dimension (d) of the bed area and the penetration depth (.delta.) of the inductive field a ratio determined by the relationship

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Karl Goran Gorling