Patent ID: 8470069
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: C21C,C22B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing steel and other metals or metal alloys in a furnace comprising the steps of: applying a quantity of metal into a furnace; applying a quantity of an energy source into the same furnace, wherein the quantity of an energy source is selected from the group consisting of whole tires, tire pieces, tire parts, tire sections, tire bales, tire powder, tire particles, tire chunks, waste hoses, carbon-based rubber materials, rubber pieces, rubber parts, rubber sections, rubber powder, rubber particles, rubber chunks, carbon-based waste materials and carbon-based scrap materials, wherein the quantity of an energy source combusts in the furnace, wherein the combustion of the quantity of an energy source in the furnace aids in forming liquid metal in the furnace, and wherein the quantity of an energy source increases the carbon level of the liquid metal.