Abstract A method employing reducing gas in an ore reducing furnace, which reducing gas is obtained from the gasification of coal is disclosed in which part of the unused reducing components from the reducing furnace is recirculated, and its CO2 content reduced, and in which the composition of the original gas coming from the coal gasification process is enriched while mixing it with the recycled gas. A portion of the recycled gas containing a very small concentration of oxidizing components can be introduced into the gasifier to control the gasification temperature, or all or a portion may be introduced at a point intermediate between the gasifier and desulphurizer to bring the gas to a suitable temperature for desulphurization, or a portion can be introduced to a cooling zone in the shaft furnace to cool the reduced ore; in all cases, the recycled gas enriches the coal gas and helps to bring it to a suitable temperature for ore reduction.
PROCESS FOR REDUCING IRON ORE COMPRISING: A. GASIFYING SOLID FOSSIL FUEL AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 2,000*F TO OBTAIN A REDUCING GAS CONTAINING AT LEAST ABOUT 80 PERCENT HYDROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE, AND A MOLTEN SLAGE. B. MIXING AND REDUCING GAS WITH A CO2-LEAN TAIL GAS FROM A REDUCING FURNACE IN A VOLUME RATIO OF FROM 40:60 TO 60:40 TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE MIXTURE TO LESS THAN 2,000*F, C. REMOVING SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM THE MIXTURE THUS OBTAINED, D. PASSING THE DESULFURIZED MIXTURE THUS OBTAINED INTO A REDUCING FURNACE FOR THE REDUCTION OF IRON OXIDE,
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PROCESS FOR REDUCING IRON ORE COMPRISING: A. GASIFYING SOLID FOSSIL FUEL AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 2,000*F TO OBTAIN A REDUCING GAS CONTAINING AT LEAST ABOUT 80 PERCENT HYDROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE, AND A MOLTEN SLAGE. B. MIXING AND REDUCING GAS WITH A CO2-LEAN TAIL GAS FROM A REDUCING FURNACE IN A VOLUME RATIO OF FROM 40:60 TO 60:40 TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE MIXTURE TO LESS THAN 2,000*F, C. REMOVING SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM THE MIXTURE THUS OBTAINED, D. PASSING THE DESULFURIZED MIXTURE THUS OBTAINED INTO A REDUCING FURNACE FOR THE REDUCTION OF IRON OXIDE,
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Process of claim 1 in which the reducing gas - tail gas mixture is desulfurized by calcined dolomite or limestone.
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Process of claim 1 in which a portion of the CO2-lean recycle gas is passed to the cooling zone of the reducing furnace.
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Process of claim 1 in which at least a portion of the CO2-lean tail gas is mixed with the reducing gas in the solid fossil fuel gasifier.
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Process of claim 1 in which the solid fossil fuel is coal.
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Process of claim 1 in which over 90 percent of the gas delivered to the reducing furnace is reducing gas.
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Process of claim 1 in which the mixture of reducing gas and recycled CO2-lean tail gas has a temperature of at least 1,200*.