PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING A GAS ESSENTIALLY CONTAINING H2O AND CO

摘要

A method of producing a gas containing essentially H2 and CO by reaction of fuels containing carbon and/or hydrocarbon with oxygen and/or gaseous gasification media containing oxygen, while in contact with molten iron, the gasification means being blown in a stream of gas from above into the molten iron while fuel is introduced into the molten iron from beneath the surface thereof. The invention also includes apparatus suitable for carrying out the method.