AU708224B2 - Ferro-nickel smelting - Google Patents

Ferro-nickel smelting Download PDF

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Publication number: AU708224B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: furnace; ferro; slag; air; oxy
Prior art date: 1996-03-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

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AU16208/97A

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AU1620897A (en

Inventor

Stephen Charles Crompton Barnett

David Alan Holtum

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Billiton Intellectual Property BV

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Billiton Intellectual Property BV

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1996-03-12

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1997-03-11

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1999-07-29

1997-03-11 Application filed by Billiton Intellectual Property BV filed Critical Billiton Intellectual Property BV

1997-09-18 Publication of AU1620897A publication Critical patent/AU1620897A/en

1998-04-30 Assigned to BILLITON S.A. LIMITED reassignment BILLITON S.A. LIMITED Alteration of Name(s) of Applicant(s) under S113 Assignors: GENCOR LIMITED

1999-02-04 Assigned to BILLITON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY B.V. reassignment BILLITON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY B.V. Alteration of Name(s) of Applicant(s) under S113 Assignors: BILLITON S.A. LIMITED

1999-07-29 Application granted granted Critical

1999-07-29 Publication of AU708224B2 publication Critical patent/AU708224B2/en

2017-03-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C33/00—Making ferrous alloys
- C22C33/04—Making ferrous alloys by melting

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Materials Engineering (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Metallurgy (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
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AU16208/97A 1996-03-12 1997-03-11 Ferro-nickel smelting Ceased AU708224B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
ZA96/1967		1996-03-12
ZA961967		1996-03-12

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Publication Number	Publication Date
AU1620897A AU1620897A (en)	1997-09-18
AU708224B2 true AU708224B2 (en)	1999-07-29

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AU (1)	AU708224B2 (fr)
BR (1)	BR9701260A (fr)
CA (1)	CA2199656C (fr)
CO (1)	CO4560494A1 (fr)
FR (1)	FR2746113B1 (fr)
ID (1)	ID16216A (fr)

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US4412857A (en) *	1982-04-27	1983-11-01	Gosudarstvenny Proektny I Nauchno-Issledovatelsky Institut "Gipronikel"	Method of smelting ferronickel in ore-smelting electrical furnace under a layer of charge
WO1990015165A1 (fr) *	1989-06-02	1990-12-13	Cra Services Limited	Fabrication de ferro-alliages au moyen d'un reacteur a bain de fusion

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FR2530265A1 (fr) *	1982-07-19	1984-01-20	G Pi	Procede de transformation de minerais de nickel oxydes en ferronickel et ferronickel obtenu par ledit procede

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- 1997-03-11 AU AU16208/97A patent/AU708224B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-03-11 BR BR9701260A patent/BR9701260A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1997-03-11 FR FR9702875A patent/FR2746113B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-03-11 CA CA002199656A patent/CA2199656C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US4412857A (en) *	1982-04-27	1983-11-01	Gosudarstvenny Proektny I Nauchno-Issledovatelsky Institut "Gipronikel"	Method of smelting ferronickel in ore-smelting electrical furnace under a layer of charge
WO1990015165A1 (fr) *	1989-06-02	1990-12-13	Cra Services Limited	Fabrication de ferro-alliages au moyen d'un reacteur a bain de fusion

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CA2199656C (fr)	2002-09-17
FR2746113B1 (fr)	1999-06-11
CO4560494A1 (es)	1998-02-10
ID16216A (id)	1997-09-11
CA2199656A1 (fr)	1997-09-12
FR2746113A1 (fr)	1997-09-19
BR9701260A (pt)	1998-11-10
AU1620897A (en)	1997-09-18

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