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It can be sustainable with electrolytic furnaces powered by carbon-free energy.
by himinlomax 4y ago
It can be sustainable with electrolytic furnaces powered by carbon-free energy.
- keithnz 4y agoI was looking at what the future of steel might look like recently, I think this is quite interesting https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/ https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/
- throwaway2037 4y agoLuxembourgh has a huge steel industry, relative to the size of its GDP. As I understand, they switched to electric arc furnaces. Yes, it seems possible, but difficult. Also, I don't know if there are limitations on these furnaces. Example: Can you only recycle scrap metal or produce certain types of (lower grade) steel? Unsure.
- himinlomax 4y agoThose furnaces are for removing the oxygen from the iron oxide, so they're not needed for scrap metal. The CO2 emissions from smelting iron is due in large part to that reduction process, not just the heating.