The isothermal reduction kinetics of C 2 F, CF, and CF 2 by 30% CO and 70% N 2 at 1 123 K (850°C), 1 173 K (900°C), and 1 223 K (950°C) were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis in this study. Results indicated that the maximum reduction degree increased and its corresponding reduction time decreased by the order of C 2 F, CF, and CF 2 . The reduction rate analysis by peak fitting based on the Gauss rule revealed that the C 2 F, CF, and CF 2 reductions were typical one-step, two-step, and three-step reactions, respectively. Fe 3 O 4 to FeO stage overlaps with the following FeO to Fe stage and tends to approach the previous Fe 2 O 3 to Fe 3 O 4 stage in reduction of CaO-Fe 2 O 3 system with an increase in Fe 2 O 3 content. The apparent activation energy of the sample C 2 F, CF, and CF 2 reductions were 51.74, 46.89, and 34.37 kJ/mol, respectively, indicating that reduction proceeds more easily for them. The ln-ln and Sharp analysis implied that the C 2 F reduction was described by the Avrami-Erofeev function, thus appeared as a 2D reaction during the whole reaction, whereas the CF and CF 2 reductions were expressed initially by a 2D reaction when α < 0.5 and subsequently by a 3D reaction when α > 0.5. In the new proposed reduction model, the Fe 2 O 3 content increases in the CaO-Fe 2 O 3 system from C 2 F to CF 2 and the gradual promotion of the reduction rate leads to the reduction process of the C 2 F, CF, and CF 2 samples occurring by a 2D tending to 3D reaction mechanism.