Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Process For The Carbothermic Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material Using A Hot Oxidising Gas

MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617026366 A) filed by African Rainbow Minerals Limited on March 06, 2026, for Process For The Carbothermic Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material Using A Hot Oxidising Gas.

Inventor includes Bouwer, Petrus, Hendrik, Ferreira.

The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the smelting of a metalliferous feedstock material. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for the smelting of composite agglomerates including metalliferous feedstock material, reductant and fluxes, using hot oxidising gas. According to a first aspect of the present ...