Process Improvements for Direct Reduced Iron Melting in the Electric Arc Furnace with Emphasis on Slag Operation

Steelmaking based on direct reduced iron (DRI, and its compacted derivative hot briquetted iron, HBI) is an anticipated important global alternative to current steel production based on FeO<sub>x</sub> reduction in blast furnaces due to its lower specific CO<sub>2</sub> emiss...

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Main Authors: Marcus Kirschen, Thomas Hay, Thomas Echterhof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Processes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/2/402