Combined ironmaking and steelmaking plant
CA 2467310 C · Owner: Technological Resources Pty Limited · Inventors: Macauley, Derek
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A combined ironmaking and steelmaking plant is disclosed. The plant includes a direct smelting ironmaking plant that includes an ironmaking vessel and a steelmaking plant for producing molten steel from molten iron from the iron making plant. The steelmaking plant includes a steelmaking vessel such as a BOF. The plant also includes a plurality of ladles for molten iron and a transfer means for transferring the ladles between (i) an operative position at the ironmaking vessel for receiving molten iron from the ironmaking vessel and (ii) an operative position at the steelmaking vessel for discharging molten iron directly into the steelmaking vessel. The transfer means links together the …
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- Filed May 14, 2004 and granted July 31, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 14, 2024.
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