Hydrogen-based shaft furnace process can significantly reduce CO2 emission, which is an effective way for low-carbon and green development of iron and steel industry. In this study, the reaction mechanism of H2 and CO with Fe2O3 in the hydrogen-based shaft furnace reduction process was investigated in depth based on density functional theory(DFT). The results show that the most stable adsorption configuration of H2 molecule has an adsorption energy of -1.65 eV and the CO molecule has an adsorption energy of -2.10 eV, which is favorable for the adsorption of CO molecule. The energy barrier of H2 molecule for the reaction is 0.64 eV, and CO molecule has an energy barrier of 1.40 eV, which is favorable for the reaction of H2 molecule with Fe2O3 in the kinetic. Increasing temperature is unfavorable for the adsorption of gas molecules, but favoring the kinetics of reduction reaction. And increasing temperature can compensate for the thermodynamic disadvantage of the adsorption and reaction of H2 molecules. The operating pressure should be increased, while the reduction temperature can be increased appropriately to accelerate the reaction rate, but the adsorption efficiency should be ensured for hydrogen-rich or pure hydrogen shaft furnace.
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