Abstract: A reagent for desulfurizing molten iron comprising calcium carbide and/or lime and an asphaltite. The reagent may contain, in addition, magnesium which is either uniformly distributed within the reagent mixture, or stored separately and added to the mixture during fluidized transport of the reagent just prior to injection to vary the addition of magnesium for any given injection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 26, 1992
Date of Patent:
February 8, 1994
Assignee:
The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.
Inventors:
Bruce J. Barker, Brian M. Kinsman, Ian A. Cameron