During the experiment, the pilot plant produced half a ton of concentrate with an average iron content of 68.7 percent, low silica content (1.45 percent), low alumina content (0.48 percent) and low phosphorus content. (0.02 percent), which the company considers sufficient for use in the steel industry as an alternative to reduce CO2 emissions.
The company will evaluate an alternative to the production of direct reduction pellets from Giambreiro ore, which will result in pellets with 68 percent iron and a total silica and alumina content of less than 2 percent.
DR granules are used as raw materials for electric arc furnaces (EDP) with a lower total carbon content. The ecological footprint is compared to ore, which can only be fed into blast furnaces, which helps steel producers implement strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
