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AssigneeArcelormittal Texas Hbi LLC
InventorsChristopher HARRIS, Jürgen PÜHRINGER
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Abstract
A process for the manufacturing of hot briquetted iron (HBI) from direct reduced iron (DRI) wherein iron ore is direct reduced in a reactor by a reducing gas consisting of natural gas and/or hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide under elevated temperatures and discharging the direct reduced iron to at least one briquetting device where briquettes are pressed from the direct reduced iron characterized in that the direct reduced iron after leaving the reactor and before briquetting is heated to a target briquetting temperature.
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A process for the manufacturing of hot briquetted iron from direct reduced iron, the process comprising:
- direct reducing iron ore in a reactor by a reducing gas consisting of at least one of natural gas, hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce direct reduced iron;
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- discharging the direct reduced iron to at least one briquetting press where briquettes are pressed from the direct reduced iron,
- the direct reduced iron after leaving the reactor and before briquetting being heated to a target briquetting temperature.
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