Low emission iron and steelmaking using hydrogen to pre-reduce lump ore
R&D Focus Areas:
Industrial heat processes
Lead Organisation:
The University of Queensland
Partners:
HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED
HBIS Group Co., Ltd
Status:
Active
Start date:
September 2023
Completion date:
September 2026
Key contacts:
Professor Geoff Wang: gxwang@uq.edu.au
Associate Professor Tom Rufford: t.rufford@uq.edu.au
Dr Xiaodong Ma: x.ma@uq.edu.au
Funding:
AUD$595,000 – Australian Research Council
Project total cost:
Not publicly available
Project summary description:
This project aims to develop and apply a new route of lump iron ore pre-reduction with hydrogen or hydrogen-enriched gases for ironmaking to minimise CO2 emission from steel production. The route will be built up on the base of hydrogen reduction kinetics of iron ore and with novel technologies such as CO2 recycle and hydrogen-heating using hot blast, underpinning the hydrogen economy by addressing the environmental concerns in mineral and steel industries. It is not only significant for low-carbon steel production, but also for better fundamental understanding to develop the future zero-emission iron and steelmaking with hydrogen. The project will be very beneficent because it increases the use of lump iron ore and expends Australian export of iron ores.
Related publications and key links:
None at this time
Higher degree studies supported:
Three PhD projects supported.
July 2024