HIsarna: low-carbon iron production
Description
Through the Ulcos programme, the EU seeks to reduce CO2 emissions from the blast furnace process. Ulcos is an acronym for ultra-low CO2 steelmaking.
For every tonne of steel produced in Western European blast furnaces, 1.5 tonnes of CO2 are released into the air! That's another score below the global average. Industry is a major consumer of fossil carbon and particularly coal. Of all the CO2 released into the atmosphere by humans, 4% comes from fossil carbon. Existing technology can hardly be optimised, with great efforts it might be possible to reduce an additional 10% to 15% of CO2. However, the ambition is much higher, namely to achieve at least 50% reduction. This is only possible by applying a radically different production method.
The former Hoogovens, for instance, has previously successfully carried out trials with a melt cyclone (CCF). However, that is insufficient as a run-up to a different way of
"steelmaking" and therefore now HIsarna.
A brief explanation!
In addition to the melt cyclone, a second step is needed. A pilot plant has been built at Tata Steel in IJmuiden to test the overall process. Right now, the first tests are taking place!
Are the high expectations coming true? Is further research needed? Precisely these aspects will be answered on the evening.
18:15 Arrival and introduction
19:00 Dinner
20:15 Presentation and questions
21:30 Housekeeping and drinks
22:00 Closure
Speaker(s)
Koen Meijer, project manager of the HIsarna project.
Location
Spoorstraat 124, 1723 NG Noord-Scharwoude
Organiser
Circle Alkmaar
Name and contact details for information
P.J. van Eenennaam