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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    STATE OF THE ART OF DECARBONIZATION IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY

    Luiz Filipe Silva e Souza Leite1; Paulo Assis2; Danton Heleno Gameiro3;
    1FEDERAL U. OF OURO PRETO, Ouro Preto, Brazil; 2UFOP, OURO PRETO, Ouro Preto, Brazil; 3OURO PRETO SCHOOL OF MINES , UFOP, Ouro Preto, Brazil;
    Type of Paper: Regular
    Id Paper: 355
    Topic: 2

    Abstract:

    Climate change is one of humanity's greatest challenges [1]. The effects of climate change on planet Earth are increasingly present in everyday life, causing environmental imbalances, thus strongly impacting the terrestrial ecosystem. According to the IPPC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the United Nations) [2] the increase in greenhouse effect emissions (GHG) is being caused by human activity, is causing climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions cover the Earth, trapping the sun's heat, generating global warming and climate change. Faced with this climate challenge, on December 12, 2015 in Paris, an international treaty was established to combat climate change, signed by 196 countries that committed to complying with the treaty as of November 4, 2016. The Paris agreement's main objective is to limit global warming below 2, preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius [3] . This climate action plan (Net Zero 2050) provides for the goal of zeroing net emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2050), according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) [4] Steel is an essential material for the technological development of society. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) [5] the steel sector, among the heavy industries, ranks first in CO2 emissions and second in terms of energy consumption. Iron and steel account directly for 2.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide (GT CO2) emissions annually, with 7% of the global energy system total. Based on this analysis of these studies, this work aims to analyze the processes of decarbonization of the steel sector for the production of sustainable steel and its contribution to the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement

    Keywords:

    CO2; Iron; Steel; Sustainability; Decarbonization , Green Steel , Steel Industry , Sustainability

    References:

    [1] Artaxo, Paul. (2022). Climate change: paths for Brazil: building a minimally sustainable society requires efforts by society with collaboration between science and public policy makers. Science and Culture, 74(4), 0114. , Accessed : 01/08/2023
    [2] Climate change in data : The Physical Science Basis Human activities have caused unprecedented changes in Earth's climate. , Accessed :03/08/2023
    [3] The Paris Agreement - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC), Accessed :04/08/2023
    [4] Net Zero by 2050 - International Energy Agency (IEA) , Accessed : 02/08/2023

    Cite this article as:

    Silva e Souza Leite L, Assis P, Heleno Gameiro D. (2023). STATE OF THE ART OF DECARBONIZATION IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY. 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. 404-405). Montreal, Canada: FLOGEN Star Outreach