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Direct reduced iron

Direct reduced iron (DRI), also called sponge iron, is produced from the direct reduction of iron ore (in the form of lumps, pellets, or fines) into iron by a reducing gas which contains carbon (produced from natural gas or coal) or hydrogen. When hydrogen is used as the reducing gas, no carbon dioxide is produced. Many ores are suitable for direct…

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Direct reduced iron → Eng, Grobler, Mater, Metallurgy, Mining, Minnitt, Modelling Simul, Numerical, Saboohi, Sci, Syngas, The, The Australasian Institute, Valipour MS
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Direct reduced iron → Direct, DRI, The, Unlike

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Northern Australiainstance ofThe use of natural gas also produces greenhouse gases.Supplies of powdered ore and raw natural gas are both available in areas0.80text
avoiding transport costs for the gasinstance ofThe use of natural gas also produces greenhouse gases.Supplies of powdered ore and raw natural gas are both available in areas0.80text
Direct reduced ironrelated to ComplicationsDirect0.60section
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Direct reduced ironrelated to ComplicationsDRI0.60section
Direct reduced ironrelated to ReferencesValipour MS0.60section
Direct reduced ironrelated to ReferencesSaboohi0.60section
Direct reduced ironrelated to ReferencesNumerical0.60section
Direct reduced ironrelated to ReferencesSyngas0.60section
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Direct reduced ironrelated to ReferencesMater0.60section

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