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H2TransBF2030 - Minimisation of CO2 Emissions from the BF by hydrogen containing injectants and use of HBI during transition to new Ironmaking processes until 2030

Targets set by the EU require a 55% decrease of CO2 emissions until 2030. Steel producers have published roadmaps on how to reach this objective. But due to the initially limited availability of green electricity and hydrogen these roadmaps as a necessity still include hot metal production by blast furnaces, even beyond 2030.

So far, injection of hydrogen is known to be limited in the BF due to effects on the process like increased heat demand and shift of process zones, but several measures, including the use of direct reduced iron and shaft gas injection have the potential to compensate these effects. “H2transBF 2030” will exploit the potential of simultaneous application of all these measures in the blast furnace to reduce the CO2 emissions much further than it was believed to be possible in the past. The target is a reduction of 25-35%. This will be achieved by consistent laboratory and modelling studies, as well as by trials at blast furnaces. Current CO2 mitigation bottlenecks will be systematically eliminated and new, CO2-minimal operational set points of the blast furnace will be identified and assessed, including high hydrogen reduction share, very thin coke layers and use of direct reduced iron.

Futher information about the project:
http://h2transbf2030.org/

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Åbo Akademi University!AG der Dillinger HüttenwerkeArcelorMittalHüttenwerke Krupp MannesmannSMS GroupSWERIM ABTATA GroupOulun Yliopisto

Funding reference

101057790

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Dr. Hauke Bartusch

25 Dr. Hauke Bartusch

+49 211 98492-282
hauke.bartusch_at_bfi.de

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