Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Reduction Furnace Operation Method And Reduced Iron Production Method

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617058811 A) filed by Jfe Steel Corporation on May 08, 2026, for Reduction Furnace Operation Method And Reduced Iron Production Method.

Inventors include Terui Koki; Moriya Kota; and Ozawa Sumito.

The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.

Abstract: Provided is a reduced iron production method with which a further reduction in CO2 emission is rendered possible. A reducing gas is made to have an H2 concentration of 90 vol% or higher. Iron oxide in a reduction furnace is made to have such a particle diameter distribution along the furnace-radial direction that the average particle diameter of the i...