Patent ID: 11932917
Assignee: BINDING SOLUTIONS LTD
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of producing steel comprising:
providing a pellet configured for use in an electric arc furnace, wherein the pellet comprises a particulate iron ore, between 0.05 and 1.0% by weight of a polymeric binder comprising, Novolac resin and at least one binder selected from polyacrylamide resin, resole resin, polyvinyl alcohol and a polysaccharide;
producing the pellet by mixing the particulate iron ore with the polymeric binder, wherein the pellet is formed without sintering or heating the pellet to above 60° C. prior to being transported to the electric arc furnace;
transporting the pellet to the electric arc furnace; and
producing steel by heating the pellet in the electric arc furnace.