Production of iron
AssigneeTechnological Resources Pty. Limited
InventorMichael Buckley
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Abstract
A process for direct reduction of iron ore in a solid state includes exposing briquettes of iron ore fragments and biomass to electromagnetic energy under anoxic conditions and generating heat within iron ore in the briquettes. The iron ore is reduced in a solid state within the briquettes, and the biomass provides a source of reductant.
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A process for direct reduction of iron ore in a solid state includes exposing briquettes of iron ore fragments and biomass to electromagnetic energy in the microwave energy band of the electromagnetic energy spectrum under anoxic conditions and generating heat within iron ore in the briquettes, with iron ore being reduced in a solid state within the briquettes, and with biomass providing a source of reductant.
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