World-Scale Gas Processing — Ready for Decarbonizing Ironmaking

Ironmaking via blast furnace and direct reduction produce significant amounts of CO2, with typical carbon intensities being 0.9–2.0 metric ton CO2/metric ton steel produced. CO2 emissions from these processes can be reduced by carbon capture on select streams, and/or by replacing carbon-based reductants and fuels for process heat with hydrogen. This presentation will discuss examples of operating and in-construction low-carbon hydrogen plants to meet current and future steelmaking demands, in addition to options for processing blast furnace gases. Deploying these solutions can result in a 75% reduction in direct CO2 emissions from a typical steelmaking site.

Candice Silvestre | Air Products
 

Jeffrey Mocsari | Air Products