Open AccessPHASE II CALDERON PROCESS TO PRODUCE DIRECT REDUCED IRON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Author(s) -
Albert Calderon
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/784611
Subject(s) - work (physics) , phase (matter) , metallurgy , engineering , process (computing) , joint (building) , manufacturing engineering , materials science , computer science , mechanical engineering , chemistry , architectural engineering , organic chemistry , operating system
This project was initially targeted to the making of coke for blast furnaces by using proprietary technology of Calderon in a phased approach, and Phase I was completed. The project was then re-directed to the making of iron units. U.S. Steel teamed up with Calderon for a joint effort which will last 30 months to produce directly reduced iron with the potential of converting it into molten iron (hot metal) consistent with the Roadmap recommendations of 1998 prepared by the Steel Industry in cooperation with the Department of Energy. The work which is labeled as Phase II will take place at two levels; namely, the bench scale level and the process development unit level. During the past quarter approval for the re-direction took place and work was initiated at both levels