An analysis of the influence of the temperature, flow, pressure and gas composition on the kinetic of reduction for two types of lo w silica hematite pellets for direct reduction, over the temperature range 500°C to 900°C is presented. The values adopted for each variable tried to reproduce the real parameters of the reduction zone of the shaft furnaces where exists gradients of reducing potential, gradients of pressure and longitudinal thermal profile. The experimental methodology involved a factorial statistical model of multiple level, i.e. 3 levels for the temperature and 2 levels for the reducing potential, pressure and flow, with the aim to evaluate the effects of the variables on the reduction process. One semi-empiric model was developed from the experimental data. It was based on the superposition principle and exponential reaction. The model showed a correlation of 99.2% for the pellet A and 98.5% for the pellet B. The reduction saturation coefficient (B), time scale factor (t) and the time of the maximum reaction grade (tG.R.máx), all obtained through the model, were plotted versus temperature and they had presented an inferior global error to 10%. The coefficient B and t had depended of the temperature and reducing potential and allowed the prediction of its behavior over the temperature range 500°C to 900°C. Also, the analysis showed the tG.R.máx is dependent of total pressure. The investigation in question is part of a doctorate in progress at Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, counting on professionals from the academic area and experts from the iron ore agglomeration industry.