Direct reduction

Direct reduction using gaseous reductant is a potential method to pre-reduce chromite before a final reduction in a SAF or HPSR.

Highlights

• Hydrogen- and CO-based direct reduction were compared experimentally at different scales.

Selected publications

• A. H. Wicaksono, T. Fabritius, T. Kokkonen, and V.-V. Visuri, “Effect of pellet size on the reduction behaviour of chromite pellets using gaseous hydrogen as reducing agent,” Proceedings of the SAIMM International Pyrometallurgy Conference 2026, The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 315–329, 2026