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US 2026/0250794 A1Published application
Direct reduction of iron by hydrogen plasma in a rotary kiln reactor
AssigneeUchicago Argonne, LLC
InventorsZuotao ZENG, John P. KOPASZ, Theodore R. KRAUSE, Angel YANGUAS-GIL, Meimei LI
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Abstract
A hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace reactor and a method of reducing iron ore to iron using the same are disclosed. The hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace includes a rotary kiln furnace and a hydrogen-plasma generator.
Claims13
A method of reducing iron, the method comprising:
- feeding iron ore or iron ore concentrate to a rotary kiln furnace;
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- reducing the iron ore or iron ore concentrate to iron using hydrogen gas.
A hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace reactor for reducing iron, the hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace reactor comprising:
- a rotary kiln furnace including a hollow and cylindrical furnace body elongated in a first direction;
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- a hydrogen-plasma generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.