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US 2022/0177984 A1Published application
System and method for reducing ore using hydrogen as a reducing agent
AssigneeOhmium International, Inc.
InventorsChockkalingam KARUPPAIAH, Arne BALLANTINE, Muralidhar VENKATRAMAN
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Abstract
A system for reducing ore includes a hydrogen supply unit configured to supply hydrogen, a furnace configured to reduce the ore using the supplied hydrogen, and a hydrogen recovery unit configured to recover hydrogen from an exhaust gas that is exhausted from the furnace.
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A system for reducing ore, comprising:
- a hydrogen supply unit configured to supply hydrogen;
- a furnace configured to reduce the ore using the supplied hydrogen;
- and
- a hydrogen recovery unit configured to recover hydrogen from an exhaust gas that is exhausted from the furnace.
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A system, comprising:
- an electrolyzer;
- a blast furnace;
- and
- a first conduit fluidly connecting a hydrogen outlet of the electrolyzer to the blast furnace.
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A method of reducing ore, comprising:
- supplying hydrogen;
- reducing the ore in a furnace using the supplied hydrogen;
- and
- recovering hydrogen from an exhaust gas that is exhausted from the furnace.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.