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US 2026/0028686 A1Published application
Utilization of bio-oil or biochar in a blast furnace
AssigneeCharm Industrial, Inc.
InventorsBrian Jamieson, Edward Young
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Abstract
In various examples, the subject matter of this disclosure relates to a method and a system for reducing iron oxide to produce metallic iron. An example method includes: providing a fuel including at least one of bio-oil or fast pyrolysis biochar, feeding the fuel into a blast furnace containing iron oxide; gasifying the fuel to produce reducing gases; and reducing the iron oxide in the blast furnace using the reducing gases to produce metallic iron.
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A method of reducing iron oxide to produce metallic iron, the method comprising:
- providing a fuel comprising at least one of bio-oil or fast pyrolysis biochar;
- feeding the fuel into a blast furnace containing iron oxide;
- gasifying the fuel to produce reducing gases;
- and
- reducing the iron oxide in the blast furnace using the reducing gases to produce metallic iron.
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A system for reducing iron oxide to produce metallic iron, the system comprising:
- a source of a fuel comprising at least one of bio-oil or fast pyrolysis biochar;
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- a blast furnace configured to:
- gasify the fuel to produce reducing gases;
- and
- reduce iron oxide using the reducing gases to produce metallic iron.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.