Method and carrier for transporting reductant such as coke into a metallurgical furnace and production method of the carrier
AssigneeOutotec (Finland) Oy
InventorMadeleine SCHEIDEMA
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Abstract
Provided is a method for transporting reductant such as coke into a metallurgical furnace containing a bottom layer containing molten metal and a top layer on top of the bottom layer containing molten metal. The method comprises a first providing step for providing reductant, a second providing step for providing metal, a forming step for forming carriers containing reductant and metal of reductant provided in the first providing step and metal provided in the second providing step, and a feeding step for feeding carriers formed in the forming step into the metallurgical furnace. Also provided is a carrier and a production method for producing carriers.
Claims9
1-8. (canceled)
A method for transporting reductant such as coke into a metallurgical furnace containing a bottom layer containing molten metal and a top layer on top of the bottom layer,
- wherein
- by a first providing step for providing reductant,
- by a second providing step for providing metal,
- by a forming step for forming carriers containing reductant and metal of reductant provided in the first providing step and metal provided in the second providing step,
- by a feeding step for feeding carriers formed in the forming step into the metallurgical furnace, and
- by forming carriers containing reductant and metal in the forming step having at least the density of the top layer.
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