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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Technological Resources Pty. Limited, Brisbane, AU;
Inventors:
Rodney James Dry, City Beach, AU;
Hendrikus Koenraad Albertus Meijer, Uitgeest, NL;
Assignee:
Technological Resources Pty. Limited, Brisbane, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B 11/08 (2006.01); C21B 13/00 (2006.01); C22B 5/10 (2006.01); C22B 5/12 (2006.01); C21C 5/56 (2006.01); F27D 3/16 (2006.01); F27D 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B 11/08 (2013.01); C21B 13/0013 (2013.01); C21C 5/567 (2013.01); C22B 5/10 (2013.01); C22B 5/12 (2013.01); F27D 3/16 (2013.01); F27D 3/18 (2013.01); C21C 2200/00 (2013.01); F27D 2003/168 (2013.01); Y02P 10/122 (2015.11); Y02P 10/136 (2015.11); Y02P 10/265 (2015.11); Y02P 10/283 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of starting a molten-bath based melting process includes commencing supplying cold oxygen-containing gas and cold carbonaceous material into a main chamber of a smelting vessel within at most 3 hours after completing a hot metal charge into the vessel and igniting the carbonaceous material and heating the main chamber and molten metal in the main chamber.