ArcelorMittal Research to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Blast Furnaces

leading steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced a new partnership to conduct extensive research to develop an industrial solution to capture carbon from steelmaking using a blast furnace. This research is expected to contribute to a significant change in the way steel is made.

The company will partner with Dastur Energy, MN Dastur & Co and ION Clean Energy to develop a carbon capture mechanism from blast furnace steel, capable of capturing 50% -70% of carbon dioxide emissions from blast furnace gas. The study will be conducted at the ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor steel plant in Indiana.

The company said in a press release that the project is likely to receive funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) through previously announced $ 72 million in federal funding to support carbon capture technologies.

Athanu Mukherjee, CEO of MN Dastur & Co., said the process will use an innovative low-cost carbon fuel conversion and carbon capture scheme. Beyond the US, the project is likely to have a significant impact on India's steel industry, which continues to be dominated by blast furnaces.