MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617077902 A) filed by Jfe Steel Corporation on June 24, 2026, for Blast Furnace Operation Method And Blast Furnace Auxiliary Facility.
Inventors include Kuwabara Minoru; Kaneyama Shinnosuke; Matsutani Kohei; Goto Shuhei; and Yanagisawa Ryuta.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: Provided is a blast furnace operation method capable of further reducing the amount of carbon dioxide discharged from a blast furnace under a stable operation. A first reducing gas containing carbon monoxide and a second reducing gas containing at least one among hydrocarbon and hydrogen are used as blowin...