Discovery of a low-temperature Fe2O3 reduction route to Fe with carbon via Fe-MOF-74 decomposition†
Abstract
Fe2O3 reduction to Fe with carbon requires a high temperature of 1200 °C in a blast furnace process. We have discovered a novel low-temperature reduction route from γ-phase Fe2O3 to Fe with carbon. The reduction temperature was 430 °C, which is the lowest recorded up to now.