Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Reduced Iron Production Method And Reduced Iron Production Device

MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617070028 A) filed by Nippon Steel Corporation on June 04, 2026, for Reduced Iron Production Method And Reduced Iron Production Device.

Inventors include Mizutani Moritoshi; and Tomita Katsuyuki.

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: This reduced iron production method comprises: an iron oxide charging step for charging a shaft furnace with an iron oxide raw material; a partial combustion step for partially combusting a raw material gas with oxygen gas to raise the temperature of the raw material gas to 800°C or higher, and generating a reducing gas; and a blowing step for blowing the red...