Iron, 4. Smelting Reduction Processes

1	Smelting Reduction Processes
2	Characteristics of Coals for the Smelting Reduction Processes
3	Classification of Smelting Reduction Processes and Earlier Developments
3.1	Processes Using Electrical Energy
3.2	Coal–Coke-bed Melter–Gasifiers
3.3	Converter-type Iron Bath Reactors
4	State of the Art of Process Developments
4.1	Melter–Gasifiers
4.2	Iron Bath Reactors
4.3	Rotary Hearth Direct Reduction–Submerged Arc Furnace Combinations
4.4	Special Developments for Processing of Steelworks Dusts
5	Conclusions
	References

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