The invention discloses a method and
system for directly reducing
iron ore powder through a gas-based multi-
hearth furnace, and the method comprises the steps that the
iron ore powder and reducing gas are subjected to a reduction reaction in a multi-
hearth furnace reactor, and reduced
metal iron is obtained; the reducing gas is H2 and / or CO, and the reduction temperature is 700-800 DEG C. According to the method and the
system, a multi-
hearth furnace is adopted,
material flow and high-temperature gas are subjected to countercurrent heat
convection exchange reaction from top to bottom through a
mechanical transmission device, and the method and the
system have the advantages of large hearth area, multiple gas-
solid interfaces, long
retention time of materials in the furnace, high reduction efficiency and the like; the method is suitable for treating
powder substances with low heat value. According to the method and the system, the
iron ore powder is directly reduced through the multi-hearth furnace, a
pelletizing step necessary for an existing
hydrogen-based
shaft furnace reduction method is omitted, the problem of particle bonding and flow loss of a
fluidized bed hydrogen reduction method is effectively solved, and the method and the system have the advantages of low CO2 emission, low
energy consumption, high product metallization ratio and the like.