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Did you think decarbonation was only about hydrogen and "green electricity" ? Think again. In our future circular economy steel will be the preferred material for many applications. Apart from re-using scrap by means of "low carbon" electricity in an electric arc furnace and/or making “green steel” from iron ores via “green hydrogen”, the sustainability of the whole steel production can be - and must be - further improved by innovations in downstream operations.   Through process simplification, it is possible to make very significant and real reductions in product footprint, and imagine advanced products within the constraints of existing production lines.   Based on innovative use of martensite and bainite combinations in steels, the European Research Executive Agency (REA) #RFCS funded project MARTBAIN aimed to achieve significant process simplifications in two areas :  - 3rd generation high formability / high strength steel - steel for large bearings operating in contaminated environments.   This week was the final meeting of the European funded project RFCS MARTBAIN. In spite of COVID (project start 2020) and a difficult financial situation for the coordinator (ASCOMETAL), impressive results were achieved with CENIM, Schaeffler, Tata Steel and Delft University of Technology. :  - through physical modelling and experimental work, significant progress in the understanding of the role of martensite on bainite nucleation were made - development of high formability high strength steels with a new process route to avoid the need for massive investment and use existing production installations  - development of a new high carbon steel with a specific heat-treatment to achieve similar performances as those obtained on carburized bearings, with a 20 to 40% reduction in the product carbon footprint.   Many thanks to the team Maria J. Santofimia Navarro, Stefan van Bohemen, Johannes Moeller, Amandine Philippot, Carlos Garcia-Mateo, Daniel dos Santos Avila , Kirsten Wunder, Sohrab Masteri Farahani, Mohammed Ali Lakhdari, Phd and all those who contributed to this project ! #steel #energysavings #decarbonisation #bearings More publications will come https://lnkd.in/e8-hw9fS https://lnkd.in/ehBnCeWt

Now that the registration for our 2nd status conference is open, lets have a glimpse at the funded projects and their coordinators. Do you already know some of these persons or projects? Why not meeting them again in November 2024 at the #Klimpro status conference?! 🤝 🔦 Project #CODA (Carbon-negative sODA ash plant) coordinated by Prof. Heike Lorenz (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems) 🔦 Project #FaBrik (steel industry) coordinated by Anne Hennig (ITA Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University) 🔦 Project #FlexLBO (stel industry) coordinated by Riadh Omri (Georgsmarienhütte GmbH) 🔦 Project #Glas-CO2 (glass industry) coordinated by Ferdinand Drünert (HVG-DGG) 🔦 Project #H2-Alu (steel industry, non-iron metals and gas supply) coordinated by Anne Giese (Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen e.V. (GWI)) 🔦 Project #H2TO (ceramics industry) coordinated by Marcel Engels (Forschungsinstitut für Glas | Keramik - FGK) 🔦 Project #K4 (cement industry) coordinated by Peter Blaum (Heidelberg Materials) 🔦 Project #KlimProMem (chemical industry) coordinated by Adrian Simon (Fraunhofer IKTS) 🔦 Project #MIGWa (glass industry) coordinated by Silke Knoche (SCHOTT) 🔦 Project #NuCOWin (steel industry) coordinated by Lucas Horn (University of Duisburg-Essen) 🔦 Project #PaKerNaT (ceramics industry) coordinated by Holger Friedrich (Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC) 🔦 Project #PHÖMixBeton (cement industry) coordinated by Dr. Christoph Kemper (Elektrowerk Weisweiler GmbH) 🔦 Project #PRETACA (chemical industry) coordinated by Martin Schubert (Linde) 🔦 Project #ReProvAP (chemical industry) coordinated by Sebastian Rehfeldt (Technical University of Munich) 🔦 Project #RESycling (chemical, steel and cement industry) coordinated by Sebastian Dittrich (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP) 🔦 Project #Save-CO2 (steel industry) coordinated by David Algermissen (FEhS - Building Materials Institute) 🔦 Project #Spaltgas (ceramics industry and gas supply) Stefan Jungk (JUWÖ Poroton Werke und Bundesverband der Deutschen Ziegelindustrie e.V.) 🔦 Project #SynGas2Ethen (chemical industry) coordinated by Prof. Thomas Ernst Müller (Ruhr-Universit��t Bochum) 🔦 Project #ReInvent (cross-cutting over all sectors) coordinated by Dennis Krämer (DECHEMA)

Nickel is valued for its unique properties in countless applications including EV battery cathodes

#China’s scientists' new iron production method offers speed, cost savings, and sustainability breakthroughs. #ChinaTech #ChinaEngineering #techjuggernaut #tier1civilisation. Bringing Science to Life: Weaving Reality and Research into Compelling Narratives. https://lnkd.in/g5DbV8sh

Thyssenkrupp Steel has commissioned Grenzbach Maschinenbau to design, build and commission a DRI melting test facility, including auxiliary units, at its Duisburg facility. The contract is worth about €7.5 million, with 65% financed by the relevant Ministry of North Rhine-Westphalia, 35% – by Thyssenkrupp Steel. The smelting plant, which is funded by the North Rhine-Westphalia state ministry (MWIKE), is part of the research activities for the climate transformation strategy at Thyssenkrupp. The project is being carried out under the scientific supervision of the BFI (Institute for Applied Research) of the German Institute of Iron and Steel. The first pilot campaigns to test various input materials such as DRI, alternative carbon products and recycled materials for pig iron production are scheduled to begin in early 2026. The demonstration smelting unit with a capacity of 100 kg/h of direct reduced iron is adapted to the DRI test unit. The two units form a research center for hydrogen-based direct reduction technology at Europe’s largest steelmaker. «Hydrogen-based direct reduction in combination with melters is an innovative approach that is being implemented on a large industrial scale for the first time at thyssenkrupp Steel. It is therefore essential to practically apply and learn the new technologies along the way,» said Arnd Kefler, Chief Technical Officer. Read more here🔽 #GMKCenter #Ukraine #steelmakers #steel #DRI #iron #ore #mining #Thyssenkrupp #hydrogen #CO2 #carbon #emissions

🚀 The 2024 annual #dissemination #event of The European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) will open tomorrow. 🎯 #steel #metallurgy #CleanSteel #hydrogen #circulareconomy

Nickel is valued for its unique properties in countless applications, spanning diverse end-use sectors. The lion’s share of nickel is used to make stainless steel which is destined for a wide variety of end uses. It contributes to the functionality and sustainability of all sorts of applications from consumer goods to large scale construction projects. Meanwhile, the fastest growing use of nickel is in batteries (up 30% in 2022.) 🔋 In this edition of Nickel we offer a smorgasbord of nickel applications, delving into some of the myriad roles this versatile metal plays across industries, from enabling technology to delivering resilience. Discover a groundbreaking medical device, a revolutionary battery recycling technique as well as fish-friendly stainless steel applications, spectacular street art and methods to boost bridge durability. Nickel plays a role in all of them. A new series of articles about nickel production also launches in this edition. We will discuss sustainability, treatment processes and innovative developments, starting at the beginning on page 6, with nickel ores. Explore with us the multifaceted world of nickel and celebrate its indispensable role in shaping the world we live in today. 🌏 ACS Infrastructure | Fluor Corporation | AECOM | Dragados Canada, Inc. | Peking Union Medical College | GRST | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | AWMA Water Control Solutions | Australian Stainless Steel Development Association (ASSDA) | Heather Allain, Materials Technology Institute | International Maritime Organization | Alexico Group #AnishKapoor #creativity #nickel #stainlesssteel #innovation #batteries #recycling #sustainability #mining

K-Tech to build ‘first’ earth scrapers with fossil-free steel Canada-based OEM K-Tec, part of the K.A. Group, said it’s to become the first company to pilot Swedish steel firm SSAB’s Fossil-free steel for a fleet of earthmoving machines. The SSAB steel product, K-Tec said, uses a process that replaces coal with hydrogen and electricity in steelmaking. A joint venture between SSAB, Finland-based iron ore producer LKAB, and Swedish energy firm Vattenfall, the resulting product is a steel that the JV said produces “virtually zero carbon dioxide emissions”. The only byproduct, K-Tec noted, is water. Earlier this year, access company Manitou announced it also struck a deal with SSAB to use it’s fossil-free product. “This partnership demonstrates the commitment from both companies toward reducing carbon emissions,” said Johnny Sjöström, head of special steels at SSAB. “Our transformation to change the way steel is made is well underway, and we are proud to already have reached this far in our journey towards a fossil-free future.” K-Tec will have access to pilot deliveries of SSAB’s sustainable steel product, which it plans to use in its construction and mining service products. It did not specify which models will be outfitted with SSAB’s steel product or when such units will be commercially available. Combined with its existing sustainability goals, K-Tec said it believes its collaboration with SSAB will further its carbon reduction initiatives. K.A. Group president and CEO Dan Pashniak said it was “an honour for our organization to be the first Canadian manufacturing partner to collaborate with SSAB in this crucial initiative to lead our industry. “We are excited to partner with SSAB as they strive to provide environmental steel solutions to advance towards a sustainable future,” he added. For more information on the Construction, Mining Equipment and Allied Industries, please reach us at www.equipmenttimes.in K-Tec Earthmovers Ramamurthy Mayavan Philip Varghese #earthmovingmachines #steel #sustainability #emissions #constructionmachinery #infrastructure #constructionequipment #manufacturing #equipment #manufacturing #construction

EMR’s Strategic Partnerships Manager, Charlotte Stamper, will be attending the launch of the Royal Academy of Engineering's Critical Raw Materials report in London, this evening.   In line with the National Engineering Policy Centre's recommendations, we believe the UK needs an integrated materials strategy to reduce demand and consumption of raw materials, and increase the reuse and recycling of the critical materials essential for supporting the UK’s Net Zero Strategy and strengthening economic security.   We must invest in recycling facilities that focus on recovering valuable minerals from machinery like wind turbines and batteries, at the end of their lifecycle. Equally important is the designing of new infrastructure with future disassembly and recycling in mind, which can be achieved by incentivising innovative designs and boosting engineering capacity.   This report is a call to action for both government and industry to consider critical material demands as we transform our infrastructure systems. #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NetZero #Recycling 

A really interesting report from the Royal Academy of Engineering on critical materials for net zero. Makes it very clear that while there is a resource & embodied carbon cost to retrofitting our buildings, there also very much is one to the alternative i.e. having to meet high energy demand, often relying on critical materials with unreliable supply chains and high financial & environmental costs. Energy demand reduction AND promoting a circular approach to materials and products should form part of the government's industrial strategy (well timed, since the consultation launched yesterday ...) #demandreduction #criticalmaterials #circulareconomy #netzero #climateaction #retrofit #industrialstrategy #innovation #engineering