Hylsa, S.a.

Alejandro De-Gyves

Juan A Villarreal-Trevino

Carlos Dominguez-Ahedo

Hector Lopez-Ramos

A method is disclosed for achieving improved reduction efficiency and economy in the reduction of particulate metal ores, e.g. iron ore, in a vertical shaft, moving bed reactor having a reduction zone in which a heated reducing gas is caused to flow through a portion of the ore bed to reduce the metal ore thereof to metal; e.g. sponge iron. The improved efficiency and economy is achieved through an integrated reduction system in which a conventional reformer is used without the need to upgrade the reformed gas prior to feeding it directly to the reduction reactor as a reducing gas.

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San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico

Alejandro De-Gyves