Owner New South Innovations Pty Limited

Inventors Vielhauer, Paul Anthony; O'Kane, Paul James; Dicker, Jonathan David; Skidmore, Catherine Louise

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-A-2009287350

PCT Pub. Number WO2010/022473

Priority 2008246209 14.11.08 AU; 2008207575 29.08.08 AU

Filing date 28 August 2009

Wipo publication date 4 March 2010

C22C 33/00 (2006.01) Ferrous alloys, i.e. alloys based on iron

C21B 3/00 (2006.01) General features in the manufacture of pig-iron

C21B 11/00 (2006.01) Making pig-iron other than in blast furnaces

C21B 13/00 (2006.01) Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes

C21C 1/00 (2006.01) Refining of pig-iron

C21C 5/00 (2006.01) Manufacture of carbon steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel, or cast-steel

C21C 7/00 (2006.01) Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups

C22B 4/06 (2006.01) Electrothermal treatment of ores or metallurgical products for obtaining metals or alloys

C22C 35/00 (2006.01) Master alloys for iron or steel

C22C 37/00 (2006.01)

C22C 38/00 (2006.01) Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys

F27B 1/00 (2006.01) Shaft or like vertical or substantially vertical furnaces

F27B 3/00 (2006.01) Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type

F27D 11/00 (2006.01) Arrangement of elements for electric heating in or on furnaces