SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall launch long-term initiative for CO2-free ironmaking for steel production
Green Car Congress
APRIL 4, 2016
Conventional direct reduced iron is produced by the reduction (removal of oxygen) of iron oxide lumps or pellets at 800-1050 °C—below the melting point of iron (1536 °C)—by interaction with reductants (H2+CO) derived from natural gas or coal. The project will also mean a major contribution to a fossil-free Sweden.
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