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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2009
Alfred Edlinger, Dälmaweg, AT;
Alfred Edlinger, Dälmaweg, AT;
SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden, DE;
Abstract
In a method for processing and/or reducing solid or molten materials and/or pyrophoric materials, in particular shredder light fractions, the solid or molten materials are charged onto an at least partially inductively heated graphite body, wherein a reducing agent different from the carbon of the graphite is introduced, and the flowing-off reduced and/or degassed melt is collected, wherein the reducing agent is introduced together with the solid or molten charging materials, and, as the reducing agent, natural gas, hydrocarbons, hydrogen, carbon monoxide and/or ammonia are introduced along with water vapor, oxygen, carbon dioxide and/or halogens or hydrogen halides.