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A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METALLIC ULTRA-FINE POWDER, WHICH CAN USE A RAW MATERIAL WHICH IS SPREAD OVER A WIDE RANGE, AND CONTROL FREELY THE GRAIN SIZE OF THE METALLIC POWDER TO BE PRODUCED, AT LOW COST AND HIGH SAFETY. THE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE METALLIC ULTRA FINE POWDER CONSISTS OF USING A BURNER AND A FURNACE WHICH CAN GENERATE A HIGH TEMPERATURE REDUCTIVE ATMOSPHERE, AND AN APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING GAS WHICH IS GENERATED IN THE FURNACE FROM POWDER TO RECOVER THE POWDER. THE BURNER HAS A FUNCTION OF BLOWING A POWDERY METALLIC COMPOUND AS A RAW MATERIAL INTO A HIGH TEMPERATURE REDUCTIVE FLAME. THE RAW MATERIAL POWDER IS EFFICIENTLY HEATED IN AIRFLOW OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE REDUCTIVE FLAME, THEREBY BEING REDUCED RAPIDLY INTO METALLIC ULTRA-FINE POWDER. AT THIS TIME, THE GRAIN SIZE OF THE METALLIC ULTRA-FINE POWDER IS CONTROLLED BY ADJUSTING THE OXYGEN RATIO (I.E. THE RATIO OF AMOUNT OF THE BURNING-ASSIST GAS SUPPLIED TO THE BURNER TO THE AMOUNT OF THE BURNING-ASSIST GAS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETELY BURNING THE FUEL)
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