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20222026
most citedSustainable steel through hydrogen plasma reduction of iron ore: process, kinetics, microstructure, chemistry

167 citations · 176 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

physics.chem-ph2026

How is Water released in Hydrogen-Based Metal Oxide Reduction? Unraveling the Kinetic Bottleneck in Sustainable Metal Production

Zhaoxi Chen, Yulu He, Zhuoran Yao +11

Hydrogen-based direct reduction of metal oxides is a ubiquitous solid-gas redox process central to geophysics, sustainable metallurgy, redox energy cycles and catalysis. During thi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Mechanistic insights into hydrogen reduction of multicomponent oxides via in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction

Shiv Shankar, Barak Ratzker, Claudio Pistidda +2

Co-reduction of multicomponent oxides with hydrogen provides a carbon-neutral approach toward sustainable alloy design. Herein, we investigate the hydrogen-based direct reduction,…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Sustainable Pre-reduction of Ferromanganese Oxides with Hydrogen: Heating Rate-Dependent Reduction Pathways and Microstructure Evolution

Anurag Bajpai, Barak Ratzker, Shiv Shankar +2

The reduction of ferromanganese ores into metallic feedstock is an energy-intensive process with substantial carbon emissions, necessitating sustainable alternatives. Hydrogen-base…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 8 cited

Hydrogen-based direct reduction of multicomponent oxides: Insights from powder and pre-sintered precursors toward sustainable alloy design

Shiv Shankar, Barak Ratzker, Yan Ma +1

The co-reduction of metal oxide mixtures using hydrogen as a reductant in conjunction with compaction and sintering of the evolving metallic blends offers a promising alternative t…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Unraveling the thermodynamics and mechanism behind the lowering of reduction temperatures in oxide mixtures

Shiv Shankar, Barak Ratzker, Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva +5

Hydrogen-based direct reduction offers a sustainable pathway to decarbonize the metal production industry. However, stable metal oxides, like CrO, are notoriously difficult…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

An atomic-scale view at Fe4N as hydrogen barrier material

Aleksander Albrecht, Sang Yoon Song, Chang-Gi Lee +9

Hydrogen, while a promising sustainable energy carrier, presents challenges such as the embrittlement of materials due to its ability to penetrate and weaken their crystal structur…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 167 cited

Sustainable steel through hydrogen plasma reduction of iron ore: process, kinetics, microstructure, chemistry

I. R. Souza Filho, Y. Ma, M. Kulse +4

Fe- and steelmaking is the largest single industrial CO2 emitter, accounting for 6.5% of all CO2 emissions on the planet. This fact challenges the current technologies to achieve c…