ArcelorMittal Gent begins innovative trial to recycle CO2 emissions from steel production
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ArcelorMittal and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) announced that they are collaborating with a tech company, D-CRBN, to test a new technology for converting the carbon dioxide captured at ArcelorMittal’s site in Belgium into carbon monoxide.
D-CRBN, headquartered in Antwerp, has developed plasma technology to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using renewable electricity.
This process breaks the carbon-oxygen bond, transforming CO2 into carbon monoxide.
The carbon monoxide can substitute coke or metallurgical coal in steelmaking blast furnaces and serve as a crucial component in Gent’s Steelanol plant for chemicals and alternative fuels.
Also read: Pilot carbon capture unit begins operations at ArcelorMittal’s Ghent site
This trial is the first industrial testing of D-CRBN’s plasma technology. ArcelorMittal Gent is the first steel plant in the world to trial the process, which has been designed to reduce CO2 emissions.
This new trial extends the ongoing multi-year pilot project at the site, which evaluates the potential for full-scale deployment of MHI’s carbon capture technology, the Advanced KM CDR Process.
MHI’s Senior Vice President (CCUS) of GX (Green Transformation) Solutions, Tatsuto Nagayasu, said, “CCUS will play a critical role in decarbonising existing assets in the steel industry. Our collaboration with ArcelorMittal and D-CRBN in Belgium provides another tool for the industry to reduce its carbon footprint — capturing emissions, converting them into a valuable feedstock, and feeding them back into the process.”
He added, “This initiative demonstrates our commitment to sustainable practices and innovative solutions for a greener future.”
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