Process of producing pig iron from iron ore concentrate ...
We claim: 1. In a process for producing pig iron by reducing iron ore concentrate in which solid pre-reduced iron ore, coal, oxygen gas, and slag formers are injected beneath the surface of a molten iron bath contained in a reactor vessel, and react to produce said pig iron, slag, and exhaust gases including CO 2, CO, H 2 and H 2 O, the improvement comprising: