2023-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS2023 Volume 1. Assis Intl. Symp/ Advanced Iron & Steel Making

Editors:F. Kongoli, T. Usui, R.A. Vilela, J. A. de Castro, W. F. Santos, J. Poveromo, GS. Mahobia, B. Deo
Publisher:Flogen Star OUTREACH
Publication Year:2023
Pages:441 pages
ISBN:978-1-989820-72-8 (CD)
ISSN:2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series)
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    CONTRIBUTION TO DECARBONIZING THE STEEL PROCESS THROUGH INNOVATIVE CO2 TO CO TECHNOLOGY

    Keisuke Iijima1; Yuki Nakama1; Noritoshi Yagihashi1; Tsuyoshi Tono1; Wim Van der Stricht 2; Marcos Cano Bertiz3;
    1SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO.,LTD, Tsukuba-shi, Japan; 2ARCELORMITTAL, 9042 Gent, Belgium; 3ARCELORMITTAL, Asturias, Spain;
    Type of Paper: Keynote
    Id Paper: 229
    Topic: 2

    Abstract:

    Sekisui Chemical has been developing technologies to efficiently convert CO2 to CO with Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) reaction by Chemical Looping(CL).
    Among the various CO2 utilization approaches, the RWGS reaction plays a pivotal role, since it produces synthesis gas (syngas or CO + H2), the building block of numerous conversion processes. Average CO generation yields are 40~60%1 with conventional RWGS. Introduction of metal oxide as an Oxygen Storage Material (OSM) would bring the RWGS reaction further by splitting the reaction itself into a reduction and oxidation reaction, referred to as a RWGS-CL, an intensified version of the conventional RWGS. By switching the gas flow between at least two reactors after the OSM is reduced or oxidised, respectively, a quasi-continuous process can be achieved, which is more efficient compared to the classical RWGS as it yields partially separated gas streams, simplifying the downstream gas separation. The CL technology developed by Sekisui has validated >90% CO yield and 80% H2 conversion at demonstration with blast furnace gas in Spain2, due to the non-equilibrium nature of the looping process, which can be employed to achieve high yield. This achievement is a result of NEDO's international joint research and development project (JPNP20005) in the field of clean energy.
    In Japan, Sekisui Chemical has started a demonstration project to produce high-performance chemicals by combining this CO2 to CO technology with the downstream bio-process from waste incineration plants, and plans to start a sales business of these high-performance chemicals produced from CO2 derived from wastes in 20303. In addition, Sekisui has started collaboration with Tokai Carbon in Japan for the purpose of manufacturing CO2-derived carbon products using this CO2 to CO technology4.
    By applying the CO2 to CO technology to CO2-containing waste gas in steelmaking process, Sekisui hopes to contribute to CCU and decarbonization in steel plants.

    Keywords:

    CO2; Energy; Sustainability; Reverse Water Gas Shift reaction; Chemical Looping

    References:

    [1] “The reverse water gas shift reaction: a process systems engineering perspective” M. González-Castaño, B. Dorneanu and H. Arellano-García. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. Royal Society of Chemistry. March 2021.
    [2] https://www.sekisuichemical.com/news/2023/1389171_40406.html
    [3] https://green-innovation.nedo.go.jp/en/project/bio-manufacturing-technology/
    [4] https://www.sekisuichemical.com/news/2023/1386378_40406.html

    Cite this article as:

    Iijima K, Nakama Y, Yagihashi N, Tono T, Van der Stricht W, Cano Bertiz M. (2023). CONTRIBUTION TO DECARBONIZING THE STEEL PROCESS THROUGH INNOVATIVE CO2 TO CO TECHNOLOGY. In F. Kongoli, T. Usui, R.A. Vilela, J. A. de Castro, W. F. Santos, J. Poveromo, GS. Mahobia, B. Deo (Eds.), Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit Volume 1 Assis Intl. Symp/ Advanced Iron & Steel Making (pp. 350-351). Montreal, Canada: FLOGEN Star Outreach