This book provides a comprehensive exploration of modern hot metal and ferroalloy smelting technologies, focusing on mini blast furnaces as a key player in the global transition to green metallurgy. Drawing from years of practical experience and scientific insights, the book offers a field-tested description of these furnaces, providing practical recommendations and optimizing operational modes to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. From theoretical foundations to practical applications, this book is useful for engineers, researchers, and industry professionals interested in the landscape of eco-friendly metallurgical practices.

Dr. Aitber Bizhanov: Independent representative of J.C. Steele & Sons, Inc., Direxa Engineering, and Haendle in Russia, the CIS, Eastern Europe, and Turkey. Dr. Bizhanov specializes in agglomeration and briquetting technologies for natural and anthropogenic materials in metallurgy, with a strong focus on emissions reduction and sustainable practices. 

Assoc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Pruet Kowitwarangkul: Lecturer and curriculum chairman in the Materials and Production Engineering program at TGGS, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB). Dr. Kowitwarangkul's expertise lies in ironmaking, reduction kinetics, and consulting for the metallurgical sector. 

Mr. Sergey Gavrilovich Murat: Director for Research and Development at LLC NPP "VULKAN-TM." Mr. Murat focuses on developing innovative technologies for iron-carbon alloy production and advancing metallurgical briquetting solutions using renewable resources.

Dr. Alexander Rostovskiy: Independent expert consultant specializing in sintering, ironmaking, and resource efficiency. Dr. Rostovskiy's research interests include recycling secondary materials and developing innovative metallurgical technologies for environmental sustainability. 

Mr. Suporn Kittivinitchnun: Chief Expert Engineer at the Steel Solution Center of Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI), Thailand. Mr. Kittivinitchnun's research explores reduction kinetics models for Self-Reducing Pellets (SRP) of iron ore, contributing to innovations in metallurgical process optimization.