direct reduction

metallurgy
Also known as: DR

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extraction and processing of iron

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    In iron processing: Direct reduction (DR)

    This is any process in which iron is extracted from ore at a temperature below the melting points of the materials involved. Gangue remains in the spongelike product, known as direct-reduced iron, or DRI, and must be removed in a subsequent steelmaking…

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