Direct Reduced Iron Production
Gas-based (typically natural gas) or hydrogen-based reduction of iron ore without melting, producing sponge iron fed into EAF steelmaking.
Also known as: DRI, Direct Reduced Iron
Hierarchy
Section titled “Hierarchy”Broader: Steel Production
Details
Section titled “Details”| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| in sector | Steel Manufacturing (Sectors Taxonomy) |
| closeMatch | Iron and Steel Production (IPCC 2006) |
| exactMatch | Q327805 |
Technical details
- IRI:
https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/EMI/Sources/DirectReducedIron - Kind: Taxonomy Concept
- command token: dri
- command token: direct-reduced-iron
- command token: sponge-iron