| 摘要 |
<p>An improvement in a method for the batchwise gaseous reduction of metal oxides, e.g., iron ore, to metals, e.g., sponge iron, in a multiple unit reactor system of the type in which separate bodies of metal-bearing material are simultaneously treated in one or more reduction reactors and cooling reactors. Reduction is effected with a gas composed largely of carbon monoxide and hydrogen generated by the catalytic conversion of methane and steam at an elevated temperature. Improved cooling is obtained by first feeding the freshly prepared gas to a reduction reactor rather than a cooling reactor, thereby minimizing formation of methane in the cooling reactor. In a modified embodiment, methane is fed to the cooling reactor and at least a portion of the effluent gas is recycled through the catalytic reformer.</p> |
