Steel being one of the core elements of society is utilized in our daily life in many areas as the most necessary construction element. Also, steel sector is recognized as one of the three largest carbon dioxide producers at this moment. To diminish their carbon footstep from both an environmental and an economic perception, steel players around the world are increasingly faced with a decarbonization problem. Significant steps must be taken within the next 10-20 years to attain net-zero carbon emissions if we expect to keep global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees.
The iron and steel industry are currently the largest industrial sector in terms of energy consumption. The creation and deployment of cutting-edge, energy-efficient technology are therefore crucial to manufacture steel. Investment from BF to EAF would take time, therefore, there are numerous ways to support this process of global decarbonization contribution.
Today, we shall be discussing about the various methods and ways to decarbonize the steel industry.
Planning to Decarbonize Global Steel Industry
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Syngas
Syngas which is often known as a coal gasification byproduct has the primary use in the production of electricity. It is possible that using the syngas will be more efficient than burning the original fuel directly. To produce a high-quality reducing gas for steel production, syngas may be used.
Solar Power and Hydrogen
We can become independent and reduce our dependence on imported coking and non-coking coal by manufacturing steel using green hydrogen. Any current investment in blast furnaces will ensure a necessity for imported coal into the mid-century and beyond. The sector might be considerably decarbonized if hydrogen produced from renewable energy (Green Hydrogen) took the place of coal. The cost of steel would increase if hydrogen took the place of coal at the existing pricing levels.
The temperatures necessary for traditional steel products are produced using a considerable quantity of fossil fuel energy. The energy produced by fossil fuels can be switched by energy produced from solar power in steel plants. The point that solar electricity is now the cheapest form of energy in many developing countries is an added benefit.
We make lance pipes as supplies that could contribute producing solar panels around the world. An aluminum lance pipe is a pipe used in smelting silicon metal as an preliminary step to making solar panels. Silicon metal is the key material for producing solar panels.
Steel Scrap Recycling
Recycling steel lowers the quantity of ore that must be mined, preserves energy, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Steel may be recycled for the foreseeable future without losing any of its unique characteristics. There are fewer carbon emissions since steel recycling utilizes about half the energy of basic steel manufacture.
We also have Thermic Lance (TL), which is used to cut steel scraps used as key materials for EAF. Thermic Lance is a steel pipe filled with inner tubes and wires and generates a super high temperature of around 4,000℃ and makes strong flame which burns itself thus producing high heat.
If you wish to know more about lance that is suitable on how to decarbonize during steel production process, feel free to contact our team to get more precise information at sales@daiwaanayasteel.com.
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