MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617073253 A) filed by Nippon Steel Corporation on June 12, 2026, for Method For Producing Reduced Iron.
Inventor includes Mizutani Moritoshi.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: This method for producing reduced iron includes: an iron oxide starting material preheating step for preheating an iron oxide starting material to a predetermined preheating temperature; an iron oxide charging step for charging the preheated iron oxide starting material into a shaft furnace; a partial combustion step for generating a reducing gas by partially combusting a starting material gas with an oxygen gas; and a blowing step for blowing the reducing gas into the shaft furnace into which the preheated iron oxide starting material has been charged.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
