Direct Reduced Iron

Direct Reduced Iron Technology Committee MISSION: To focus on the emerging market and technological trends for the production, handling, and use of direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI) products as well as present and future alternative iron production technology.

PROPERTIES AND FEATURES OF DIRECT REDUCED IRON

Consequently, there is a great increase in the demand for direct reduced iron in electric arc steel making. These attractive features have led to an increase in worldwide production of direct reduced iron, which is currently approaching 50 million tons. Thus, direct reduced iron is gaining more importance.

Dynamic modeling of a direct reduced iron shaft furnace to …

Steel production can be decarbonized by utilizing direct reduced iron (DRI) shaft furnaces that use green hydrogen or a mixture of green hydrogen and natural-gas-derived syngas. To further the implementation of these steel decarbonization methods, the development of a physics-based dynamic model of a DRI shaft furnace is presented and its ...

From Ore to Iron with Smelting and Direct Iron …

Direct iron reduction or sponge iron production was practiced in ancient times. The sponge iron was then hammered to remove impurities and produce iron weapons and tools. The low cost of natural …

ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR …

4.0 Potential Low-carbon Technology Options for Indian Direct Reduction of Iron Sector 37 4.1 Direct Reduction of Iron Production Using Solid Coal 39 4.2 Direct Reduction of Iron Production Using Coal Gasification 43 4.3 Direct Reduction of Iron Production Using Gas Route 49 4.4 Hydrogen Use in Indian Iron and Steel Sector 54

MIDREX® Direct Reduction Plants – 2020 Operations Summary

Total iron of its HBI product was the highest of all MIDREX Plants, averaging 93.04% for the year. All production was shipped by water to third parties. ARCELORMITTAL CANADA. After a record production year in 2019, Module 1 operation was impacted by reduced market demand due to COVID, causing a 5-month shutdown of this production module.

A REVIEW OF IRONMAKING BY DIRECT …

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.

Strength of Direct Reduced Iron Following Gas-Based

The effects of gas composition and the extent of reduction on the compressive strength of direct reduced iron (DRI) were investigated. Gas mixtures containing different proportions of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane were tested. The structure of laboratory and industrial DRI was examined …

The perspective of hydrogen direct reduction of iron

1. Introduction. Industrial-scale hydrogen-ironmaking, also known as direct reduction of iron (DRI) using hydrogen, is a process that aims to produce iron without the use of fossil fuels (Chevrier, 2020; van Vuuren et al., 2022; Tang et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2021; Ledari et al., 2023).This process has the potential to significantly reduce carbon …

Direct Reduction Process

Direct reduction (DR): Direct reduction involves the production of solid iron from iron ores and a reducing agent (e.g., natural gas). The solid product is called DRI and is mainly applied as feedstock in EAF. ... The remaining 18 % of direct reduced iron is produced through coal-based reducing agents in rotary kilns (ACCAR, DRC and Krupp Rein ...

Synergetic conversion laws of biomass and iron ore for …

To reduce the huge CO 2 emission produced by the ferrous metallurgy industry, biomass has been considered as an alternative solution. Following the reduced application of coking and sintering procedures, a non-blast furnace ironmaking technology known as direct reduction (DR) has become the focus (Liang et al., 2019; Yi et al., …

Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)

Direct reduction (DR) is defined as any process in which metallic iron is produced by the reduction of iron ore at temperatures below the iron melting point. The product of a DR …

DIRECT REDUCED IRON ORE: Production

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 ...

Factors influencing physical and mechanical properties of …

Direct Reduction processes for iron ore employing natural gas or hydrogen are becoming more important. Correspondingly, properties of outgoing products are of …

Hydrogen direct reduction (H-DR) in steel industry—An …

The shaft furnace direct reduction-electric arc furnace (DR-EAF) route (Fig. 1) is the primary alternative to the BF-BOF route, which reduces lump ore/pellets to direct reduced iron (DRI) primarily using natural gas (NG), and further converts the DRI in an EAF. The DR-EAF route significantly reduced the consumption of coke and coal while ...

Overview of the Steel Production Process

This paper derives from first principles simple relationships that can be used to compute energy requirements for the production of hot metal (pig iron) in a blast furnace (BF) or direct reduced iron (DRI) in a direct reduction furnace (DRF), and the transformation of hot metal and DRI into crude steel in a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) or …

Global green hydrogen-based steel opportunities …

At present, fossil fuels are the steel sector's bloodstream: 27 EJ (10 18 J) of coal, 3 EJ of gas and 5 EJ (1400 TWh) of electricity are consumed annually for the production of the mostly widely ...

Producing Clean Steel :: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF)

Advancements in using direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI) in place of pig iron are further increasing productivity and reducing GHG emissions in steelmaking. ... This improved melting performance has a positive impact on iron production and helps reduce the high energy costs of operating a blast furnace. Calculations show ...

Global production of DRI increased by 7 percent in 2023

Global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in 2023 increased by 7.4% compared to 2022 – to 135.51 million tonnes from 126.16 million tonnes a year earlier. This is evidenced by data from the WorldSteel Association, Kallanish reports. India accounted for over 36% of the total DRI production. During the year, Indian companies produced …

Optimization of a Novel Hydrogen Production Process …

1.Introduction. In an era of mounting environmental challenges and a growing imperative to transition towards sustainable energy solutions, exploring clean and renewable hydrogen (H 2) resources has become a pivotal endeavor [1].The urgent need to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions has propelled hydrogen …

Toward environmentally friendly direct reduced iron production…

1. Introduction. The world crude steel production has been sharply increasing in recent years, reaching 1.87 billion tons in 2019, up by 3.4% compared to 2018 (World Steel Association, 2020).The growth of crude steel is also accompanied by generation of huge pollutants, such as metallurgical dust, wastewater, and exhaust …

(PDF) Encyclopedia of Iron, Steel, and Their Alloys ISSN: …

Direct Reduced Iron: Production Definition of Direct Reduced Iron DRI or sponge iron refers to porous iron produced by the DR process. The DR process is a solid-state reaction process (i.e., solid–solid or solid–gas reaction) in which removable oxygen is removed from the iron oxide, using coal or reformed natural gas as reductants, below ...

Cost and Life Cycle Analysis for Deep CO

Among heavy industrial sectors worldwide, the steel industry ranks first in carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions.Technologies that produce direct reduced iron (DRI) enable the industry to reduce emissions or even approach net-zero CO 2 emissions for steel production. Herein, comprehensive cradle-to-gate (CTG) life cycle analysis (LCA) and techno …

Direct reduced iron plant

A Direct Reduced Iron plant is a furnace that produces Direct Reduced Iron (DRI), also referred to as sponge iron due to its porous nature. The process can also produce Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI). The iron can then be used to produce steel via other production routes, such as the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). The process uses iron ore …

Green Hydrogen-Based Direct Reduction for Low-Carbon …

1 Introduction. The iron and steel industry as one of the biggest industrial emitters of CO 2 accounts for approximately 30% of the global industrial CO 2 emissions. As set in the Paris Agreement, the emissions of greenhouse gases have to be reduced by 80–95% until 2050 compared with preindustrial levels to keep global warming below 2 °C.

Direct Reduced Iron: The New Age of HBI

Fig. 2: DRI production from 1970 to 2021 from the 2021 "World Direct Reduction Statistics" compiled by Midrex Technologies (DRI: direct reduced iron; HBI: hot-briquetted iron) Regions with Great Potential. To fully harness the potential of DRI, it will take production increases that only an entire fleet of new HBI plants can handle.

Pressurized Chemical Looping for Direct Reduced Iron Production …

A second, novel configuration integrated the Midrex process with pressurized chemical looping—direct reduced iron (PCL-DRI) production. The capital expenditures were 71% and 28% higher than the standard Midrex process for a Midrex + amine capture plant, and a PCL-DRI plant, respectively. There was an incremental …

Pressurized Chemical Looping for Direct Reduced …

To achieve net-zero iron and steel production by 2050, many iron and steel producers are turning to direct reduced iron (DRI)—electric arc furnace (EAF) steel production as an opportunity to …

Characterization of some commercially available Nigerian coals as

Commercially available coals were characterized in this study in order to ascertain their suitability as carbonaceous materials for direct reduced iron (DRI) production. The proximate, elemental and heating value analyses were carried out based on different ASTM standards.

Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)

Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) is the product of the direct reduction of iron ore in the solid state by carbon monoxide and hydrogen derived from natural gas or coal. ... technology and equipment. Its members account for more than 80% of production and international trade in ore-based metallics. Ore-based metallics - merchant pig iron (MPI), direct ...