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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2024
Suncoke Technology and Development Llc, Lisle, IL (US);
John Francis Quanci, Haddonfield, NJ (US);
John Michael Richardson, Devon, PA (US);
Patrick James Mullarkey, Manhattan, IL (US);
David James Schwake, Aurora, IL (US);
Andrew Michael Butor, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Jonathan Hale Perkins, Lisle, IL (US);
Chun Wai Choi, Lisle, IL (US);
SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems for continuous granulated metallic unit (GMU) production, and associated devices and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a continuous GMU production system includes a furnace unit, a desulfurization unit, a plurality of granulator units, and a cooling system. The furnace unit can receive input materials such as iron ore and output molten metal. The desulfurization unit can reduce a sulfur content of the molten metallics received from the furnace unit. Each of the plurality of granulator units can include a tundish that can control the flow of molten metallics and a reactor that can granulate the molten metallics to form GMUs. The cooling system can provide cooled water to the reactor. Continuous GMU production systems configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can produce GMUs under continuous operations cycles for, e.g., at least 6 hours.