Abstract: A process for desulfurizing molten iron using a fine-grain agent consisting essentially of industrial calcium carbide, a dried coal, the coal containing at least 15% by weight of volatile components, and fine-grained magnesium and which agent is injected in fluidized form into an iron melt by means of a gas, comprising separately storing fine-grained magnesium and a calcium carbide/coal mixture, separately fluidizing the fine-grained magnesium and calcium carbide/coal mixture, combining the fluidized fine-grained magnesium and calcium carbide/coal mixture in a conveying line or lance and injecting the resultant combined fluidized mixture into an iron melt.

Abstract: A fine-grained agent for desulfurizing molten iron comprising industrial calcium carbide, dried coal which contains at least 15% by weight of volatile constituents and which, immediately after being passed into the molten iron, releases at least 80 standard liters of gas per kg of coal, and optionally contains fine-grained magnesium. The coals used are lignites, flame coal, gas-flame coal, gas coal or coking coal. The agent is prepared by addition of the dried coal to the calcium carbide, if appropriate, pre-crushed, and common comminuted to a grain size of 90% <200 .mu.m. The fine-grained magnesium is present in the agent either in uniform distribution, or it is stored and fluidized separately from the carbide/coal mixture and added to the carbide/coal mixture in the transport line or in the lance, if appropriate, with variation during injection.