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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.05.034
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Direct Reduced Iron; sustainability; Ironmaking; Direct reduction processes
Currently the majority of the world's steel is produced through either one of the two main routes; the integrated Blast Furnace Basic Oxygen Furnace (BF - BOF) route or the Direct Reduced Iron - Electric Arc Furnace (DM - EAF) route. In the former, the blast furnace uses iron ore, scrap metal, coke and pulverized coal as raw materials to produce hot metal for conversion in the BOF. Although it is still the prevalent process, blast furnace hot metal production has declined over the years due to diminishing quality of metallurgical coke, low supply of scrap metal and environmental problems associated with the process. These factors have contributed to the development of alternative technologies of ironmaking, of which Direct Reduction (DR) processes are expected to emerge as preferred alternatives in the future. This study reviews the different DR processes used to produce Direct Reduced Iron, providing an analysis on the quality requirements of iron-bearing ores for use in these processes. The study also discusses the environmental sustainability of such processes. DR processes reduce iron ore in its solid state by the use of either natural gas or coal as reducing agents, and they have a comparative advantage of low capital costs, low emissions and production flexibility over the BF process. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the organizing committee of SMPM 2019.
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