Midrex International, B.v., Rotterdam, Zurich Branch

Midrex Corporation

Winston L Tennies

David C Meissner

Robert M Escott

Gilbert Y Whitten, Jr

Apparatus for the production of iron carbide in a shaft furnace, by reacting a carbon containing reducing gas as the process gas with particulate metal oxide material for an extended residence time at low temperature, including residence time and operating temperature controls. The resulting iron carbide product is also disclosed.

Shaft furnace for production of iron carbide

A method and apparatus for the production of iron carbide in a shaft furnace, by reacting a carbon containing reducing gas as the process gas with particulate metal oxide material for an extended residence time at low temperature.

Iron carbide production in shaft furnace

Apparatus for contacting a packed bed of particulate material with a treating gas includes a downwardly converging bin, hot gas distributors and a cooling gas distributor. The method whereby the apparatus is used as a reactor dryer to treat particulate sponge iron is also disclosed.

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Winston L Tennies