Synthesis process

Claim 1

A COMBINED PROCESS FOR DIRECT IRON ORE REDUCTION AND AMMONIA SYNTHESIS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF (A) PARTIALLY OXIDIZING A HYDROCARBON FUEL WITH OXYGEN-ENRICHED AIR TO FORM A REDUCING GAS MIXTURE INCLUDING CO, H2 AND N2 IN PROPORTIONBS PROVIDING A CO PLUS H2 TO N2 RATIO RANGING FROM ABOUT 3.1 TO ABOUT 4.5; (B) CONTACTING THE REDUCING GAS MIXTURE WITH IRON OXIDES TO REDUCE SAID OXIDES; (C) SEPARATING FROM SAID IRON OXIDES REDUCTION STEP AN EFFLUENT WHICH INCLUDES CO, H2 AND N2 IN RATIO OF CO PLUS H2 TO N2 OF FROM ABOUT 2.8 TO ABOUT 3.5, TREATING THE EFFLUENT TO REMOVE CO2 AND H2O THEREFROM; (D) AND THEN SUBJECTING THE GASES TO TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM ABOUT 750*F. TO ABOUT 1200*F., AND TO PRESSURES RANGING FROM ABOUT 100 TO ABOUT 1000 ATMOSPHERES, TO PRODUCE SYNTHESIS OF THE HYDROGEN AND NITROGEN TO FORM AMMONIA.