SPONGE IRON PRODUCTION BY DIRECT REDUCTION OF IRON OXIDE

This book provides a fascinating study of the very important emerging field of direct reduction in which iron ore is directly reduced in the solid-state, using either natural gas or non-coking coal, to produce a highly metallised material, referred to as sponge iron (or direct reduced iron). This intermediate product is subsequently melted in electric arc furnaces or induction furnaces (sometimes even in basic oxygen furnaces) to produce liquid steel. Such a process combination enables stee...