Method For The Production Of Metal Products Starting From Ferrous Material, By Means Of An Electric Arc Furnace - EP3942081

The patent EP3942081 was granted to Iblu on Nov 1, 2023. The application was originally filed on Mar 19, 2020 under application number EP20718834A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3942081

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Application Number
EP20718834A
Filing Date
Mar 19, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Sep 29, 2023
Grant Date
Nov 1, 2023
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BVSE BUNDESVERBAND SEKUNDARROHSTOFFE UND ENTSORGUNG EVAug 1, 2024MULLER SCHUPFNER & PARTNER PATENT UND RECHTSANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBB MUCADMISSIBLE
ARCELORMITTALJul 31, 2024LAVOIXADMISSIBLE
COREPLA CONSORZIO NAZIONALE PER LA RACCOLTA E IL RICICLO E IL RECUPERO DEGLI IMBALLAGGI IN PLASTICAJul 26, 2024BOTTEROADMISSIBLE

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Materie plastiche prime-secondarie - Parte 17: Miscele di materie plastiche eterogenee provenienti da residui industriali e/o da materiali da post-consumo destinate a processi di riduzione in impianti siderurgici - Requisiti e metodi di prova /// Plastic raw-secondary materials - Part 17: Blends of heterogeneous plastics based on polymers from industrial residuE and/or from pos1 consumer materials to be used for reducing processes in iron and steel industries - Requirements and test methods ", Norma Italiana, UNI 10667-17, (20180201), XP093201482-
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OPPOSITION- Kaza Silpa, Yao, Lisa C.; Bhada-Tata, Perinaz; Van Woerden, Frank., "WHAT A WASTE 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050", WHAT A WASTE 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050, World Bank Group, (20180920), pages 1 - 295, WHAT A WASTE 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050, URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10986/30317, XP093201268-
OPPOSITION- Sahajwalla V., Zaharia M., Rahman M., Khanna R., Saha-Chaudhury N., O'kane P., Dicker J., Skidmore C., Knights D., "Recycling Rubber Tyres and Waste Plastics in EAF Steelmaking", STEEL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL., VERLAG STAHLEISEN GMBH., DUSSELDORF., DE, DE , (20110501), vol. 82, no. 5, doi:10.1002/srin.201100047, ISSN 1611-3683, pages 566 - 572, XP055860938
OPPOSITION- Sahajwalla Veena, Zaharia Magdalena, Kongkarat Somoyote, Khanna Rita, Rahman Muhammad, Saha-Chaudhury Narendra, O’kane Paul, Dicker Jonathan, Skidmore Catherine, Knights David, "Recycling End-of-Life Polymers in an Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Process: Fundamentals of Polymer Reactions with Slag and Metal", Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society, WASHINGTON, DC, US., WASHINGTON, DC, US. , (20120119), vol. 26, no. 1, doi:10.1021/ef201175t, ISSN 0887-0624, pages 58 - 66, XP093201486
OPPOSITION- Sahajwalla Veena, Zaharia Magdalena, Kongkarat Somoyote, Khanna Rita, Rahman Muhammad, Saha-Chaudhury Narendra, O’kane Paul, Dicker Jonathan, Skidmore Catherine, Knights David, "Recycling End-of-Life Polymers in an Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Process: Fundamentals of Polymer Reactions with Slag and Metal", Energy & Fuels, WASHINGTON, DC, US. , (20120119), vol. 26, no. 1, doi:10.1021/ef201175t, ISSN 0887-0624, pages 58 - 66, XP093201486
OPPOSITION- Sahajwalla Veena, Zaharia Magdalena, Kongkarat Somyote, Khanna Rita, Saha-Chaudhury N., O’kane Paul, "Recycling Plastics as a Resource for Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking: Combustion and Structural Transformations of Metallurgical Coke and Plastic Blends", Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society, WASHINGTON, DC, US., WASHINGTON, DC, US. , (20100121), vol. 24, no. 1, doi:10.1021/ef900875r, ISSN 0887-0624, pages 379 - 391, XP055917775
OPPOSITION- Sahajwalla Veena, Zaharia Magdalena, Kongkarat Somyote, Khanna Rita, Saha-Chaudhury N., O’kane Paul, "Recycling Plastics as a Resource for Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking: Combustion and Structural Transformations of Metallurgical Coke and Plastic Blends", Energy & Fuels, WASHINGTON, DC, US. , (20100121), vol. 24, no. 1, doi:10.1021/ef900875r, ISSN 0887-0624, pages 379 - 391, XP055917775

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