C21B5/002

HYDROGEN HEATING APPARATUS FOR BLAST FURNACES, HYDROGEN HEATING METHOD FOR BLAST FURNACES, AND BLAST FURNACE OPERATION METHOD

A hydrogen heating device for a blast furnace includes: a sealed container configured to allow a hydrogen-based gas to be led in; a heat generating element provided inside the sealed container and configured to generate heat by occluding and discharging hydrogen; and a temperature adjustment unit configured to adjust a temperature of the heat generating element. The heat generating element includes one or more stacked bodies each including a support made of at least one of a porous body, a hydrogen permeable film, and a proton conductor, and a multilayer film supported by the support. The multilayer film has a first layer made of a hydrogen storage metal or a hydrogen storage alloy and a thickness less than 1000 nm, and a second layer made of a hydrogen storage metal or a hydrogen storage alloy different from the first layer, or ceramics and having a thickness less than 1000 nm.