A large amount of iron-containing and zinc-containing dust is produced in China every year，and the direct reduction technology can make the Fe and Zn elements in the dust be separated efficiently. In this study，the converter dust removal ash，gas mud and zinc sulfuric acid residue are mixed and pressed into agglomerates，and then 25% coke powder is mixed and directly reduced in the temperature range of 1 000 ~ 1 150 ℃，which reveals the reduction process and mechanism of zinc-containing agglomerates，and establishes a dezincification kinetics model. The results show that increasing the reduction temperature or prolonging the reduction time can promote the aggregation and growth of iron grains，which is conducive to iron reduction and zinc removal. After 30 min of reduction at 1 150 ℃，metallized aggregates with a metallization rate of 98. 74% and a dezincification rate of 98. 83% are obtained，and the interfacial chemical reaction limits the reduction and removal rate of zinc oxides during the reduction process，with a fitting confidence of 0. 993 6 and an apparent activation energy of 152. 37 kJ/mol. This research provides a theoretical basis for the collaborative reduction and dezincification kinetics of zinc-containing dusts.