EP1927667A4 - A smelting process of ferronickel with nickel oxide ore free of crystal water in a blast furnace - Google Patents

A smelting process of ferronickel with nickel oxide ore free of crystal water in a blast furnace

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Publication number: EP1927667A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ferronickel; blast furnace; nickel oxide; smelting process; crystal water
Prior art date: 2005-09-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP05803616A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP1927667A1 (en

EP1927667B1 (en

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Shenjie Liu

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2005-09-16

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2005-11-02

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2008-11-05

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2005-11-02 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2008-06-04 Publication of EP1927667A1 publication Critical patent/EP1927667A1/en

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2013-06-19 Application granted granted Critical

2013-06-19 Publication of EP1927667B1 publication Critical patent/EP1927667B1/en

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2025-11-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
- C22B23/02—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by dry processes
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
- C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
- C21B3/00—General features in the manufacture of pig-iron
- C21B3/02—General features in the manufacture of pig-iron by applying additives, e.g. fluxing agents
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
- C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
- C21B5/00—Making pig-iron in the blast furnace
- C21B5/008—Composition or distribution of the charge
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
- C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
- C21B5/00—Making pig-iron in the blast furnace
- C21B5/02—Making special pig-iron, e.g. by applying additives, e.g. oxides of other metals
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B1/00—Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap
- C22B1/14—Agglomerating; Briquetting; Binding; Granulating
- C22B1/16—Sintering; Agglomerating
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
- C22B23/005—Preliminary treatment of ores, e.g. by roasting or by the Krupp-Renn process
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
- C22B23/02—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by dry processes
- C22B23/023—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by dry processes with formation of ferro-nickel or ferro-cobalt

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Materials Engineering (AREA)
Metallurgy (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
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Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)

EP05803616.1A 2005-09-16 2005-11-02 A smelting process of ferronickel with nickel oxide ore free of crystal water in a blast furnace Not-in-force EP1927667B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CNB2005101029845A CN1306049C (en)	2005-09-16	2005-09-16	Ferronickel smelting process of nickel oxide ore free of crystal water in blast furnace
PCT/CN2005/001827 WO2006050658A1 (en)	2005-09-16	2005-11-02	A smelting process of ferronickel with nickel oxide ore free of crystal water in a blast furnace

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1927667A1 EP1927667A1 (en)	2008-06-04
EP1927667A4 true EP1927667A4 (en)	2008-11-05
EP1927667B1 EP1927667B1 (en)	2013-06-19

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05803616.1A Not-in-force EP1927667B1 (en)	2005-09-16	2005-11-02	A smelting process of ferronickel with nickel oxide ore free of crystal water in a blast furnace

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1927667B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP4734414B2 (en)
KR (2)	KR20100039908A (en)
CN (1)	CN1306049C (en)
AU (1)	AU2005304190B2 (en)
MY (1)	MY140939A (en)
WO (1)	WO2006050658A1 (en)

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EP1927667A1 (en)	2008-06-04
JP4734414B2 (en)	2011-07-27
MY140939A (en)	2010-02-12
KR20100039908A (en)	2010-04-16
CN1733950A (en)	2006-02-15
CN1306049C (en)	2007-03-21
AU2005304190B2 (en)	2009-09-17
EP1927667B1 (en)	2013-06-19
WO2006050658A1 (en)	2006-05-18
AU2005304190A1 (en)	2006-05-18
JP2009508004A (en)	2009-02-26
KR20070085069A (en)	2007-08-27

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