The Finnish company Metso Outotec Corporation, the world leader in the field of engineering and technology, announced the official opening of the experimental and industrial installation of preliminary recovery of hydrogen Circrated ™ in Frankfurt, Germany. The object marks the key milestone in the efforts of the Metso to accelerate the transition to the production of steel without the use of fossil fuel using innovative direct recovery technologies.
Circulated ™ pilot installation is built on the patented METSO technology, which uses hydrogen as the only restorer for the iron ores. Unlike the traditional production of iron with direct recovery (DRI), which is based on natural gas or coal, the Circrated ™ system uses electrical heaters for preliminary heating and recovery, includes gas purification and recirculation systems and works with almost zero carbon emissions
The industry significance and purpose of the pilot installation
according to Parisat Panda, Director of DRI in Metso, pilot installation is a decisive step in demonstration of commercial readiness of the circrated ™ technology. This will help to check the technological parameters in real operations, support customers in the adoption of low-carbon steel production methods, generate technological data for designing large-scale commercial installations and determine the working window for various iron ore qualities.
