HILT CRC short course: Decarbonisation Routes for Steel

HILT CRC short course: Decarbonisation Routes for Steel

This short course has been developed for our partners and will be facilitated by Professor Geoff Brooks from Swinburne University of Technology. It is designed for engineers and scientists working in ferrous metallurgy.

The course is designed for engineers and scientists working in ferrous metallurgy who would like to better understand the decarbonisation options facing the steel industry. It 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; and also examine options not involving hydrogen. The program includes discussions on the fundamental and techno-economic aspects of these options.

The 8-hour course will be delivered over two days. Lecture notes will be provided and participants will be asked to carry out some simple calculations.

Topics

1. Decarbonisation challenges and options facing steel producers
2. Hydrogen fundamentals: production, combustion and reduction
3. Hydrogen usage in blast furnace and DRI processes
4. Decarbonisation options outside hydrogen reduction
5. Impact on steelmaking operations
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 the University of Wollongong.

Recognition for Geoff’s work includes:

• The prestigious John F. Elliott Lectureship Award, received in 2013 from the Association for Iron & Steel Technology and the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS)
• The 2018 Extraction & Processing Division Distinguished Lecturer, presented by TMS
• The 2023 Bessemer Medal, presented by the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)
• Fellowship of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.