7TH EUROPEAN COKE AND IRONMAKING CONGRESS - ECIC 2016

The processes of direct reduction and smelting reduction are alternatives to the blast furnace route for the production of metallic feed material from iron ore avoiding cokemaking. The natural gas-based direct reduction processes have lower CO2 emissions in comparison to the coal-based liquid hot metal producing processes “blast furnace” and “smelting reduction”. Regarding energy consumption...