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i3upgrade aims at the intelligent and integrated upgrade of carbon sources in steel industries through hydrogen intensified synthesis processes. In contrast to established synthesis processes, the project targets direct methanation and methanol synthesis of by-products in steel works under dynamic and transient conditions being operated by advanced control strategies. Agent-based modelling demonstrates the opportunities for reduction of CO2 emissions in steel works in the framework of emerging volatile markets. The final proof-of-concept of the new control strategies will be performed with real bottled steel mill gases as well as with a complex gas matrix from an existing gasifier.
Overall approach of i³upgrade: Comparison of schematic carbon flows inside an integrated steel works at the state-of-the-art (left) and the approach in i³upgrade (right) with carbon upgrade through hydrogen intensified synthesis
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The program for the fifth edition of our 'Workshop on Methanation and 2nd Generation Fuels' on May 27th and 28th 2021 is fixed! Registration is now also open. This year's edition of the workshop will take place online and participation is free. We look forward to your attendance!
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The original research article on "Renewable Hydrogen Production Processes for the Off-Gas Valorization in Integrated Steelworks through Hydrogen Intensified Methane and Methanol Syntheses" has been published by Antonella Zaccara et al. in the MDPI journal Metals. Open access is possible via the MDPI... Continue
On 29th - 30th January 2020, the i3upgrade consortium met to discuss the latest results and emerging issues of the project. Representatives of all project partners accepted the invitation of Air Liquide f&E (ALFE) to Frankfurt, so that in addition to constructive discussions, decisions and coord... Continue
