Article | REF: M7550 V1

New possibilities in cast iron processing

Author: Jacques ASTIER

Publication date: March 10, 2006

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2. Casting processes with two reactors in series

The failure of most single-stage attempts to produce pig iron (or even steel!) directly from iron ore has led to increased interest in using two reactors in series to produce liquid metal. The main success story in this field is the COREX process ( COREX cast iron production process).

2.1 Principles

We find here both :

  • the principle of the methods described above, in a single step, noting, first of all, the advantage of using the waste gas (see figure 2...

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