This course is designed for engineers and scientists working in ferrous metallurgy who would like to better understand the decarbonisation options facing the steel industry.

The course will cover the basic chemistry of hydrogen production, combustion and reduction of oxides, consider the different ways hydrogen could be used to replace carbon in iron and steel production but also examine other options not involving hydrogen. Fundamental and techno-economic aspects of these options will be discussed. Participants will be asked to carry out some simple calculations.

The course will take 8 hours and will be delivered over two days. Lecture notes will be provided for participants.

Topic 1: Decarbonisation Challenges and Options facing Steel Producers
Topic 2: Hydrogen Fundamentals: Production, Combustion and Reduction
Topic 3: Hydrogen usage in Blast Furnace and DRI Processes
Topic 4: Decarbonisation Options outside Hydrogen Reduction
Topic 5: Impact on Steelmaking Operations
Topic 6: Summary of the Likely Scenarios

Professor Geoff Brooks has published over 250 papers on fundamentals aspects of iron and steelmaking, has been invited to speak at many leading Universities around the world and has worked closely with steel companies in Europe, Asia and North America.

He is currently the Joint Swinburne/CSIRO Professor of Sustainable Mineral Processing. He was previously an Associate Professor at McMaster University in Canada and a Senior Lecturer at University of Wollongong.

In 2013, Geoff was awarded the prestigious John Elliott Lectureship Award by the AIST. He was also awarded the 2018 EPD Distinguished Lecturer by the TMS and the 2023 Bessemer Medal by the IOM3. He is a fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.