Patent ID: 8152894
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
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 energy to the quantity of metal to commence the melting of the metal, wherein the melting metal forms a slag; and applying a quantity of an energy source to the slag in the furnace, wherein the quantity of an energy source does not include added metal, and 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.