Low carbon optimal planning of the steel mill gas utilization system

Xiao Wu, Han Xi, Ruohan Qiu and Kwang Y. Lee

Applied Energy, 2023, vol. 343, issue C, No S0306261923005184

Abstract: Decarbonization of the steelmaking industry is imperative in achieving the carbon neutrality target. This paper proposes a two-stage low carbon robust planning method for the steel mill gas utilization system (SMGUS), which is the major CO2 emission source of the conventional blast furnace route based-steelmaking plant. The planning aims to find the optimal installed capacities and relevant deployment time of multiple low-carbon technologies, such as renewable energy, energy storage, hydrogen energy and carbon capture & utilization, so that the demand of steel production can be met in an economically competitive and environmentally friendly way. Case studies are carried out on the low-carbon planning of a steelmaking plant with annual production of 1.5 million tons of crude steel, in which different carbon market conditions and CO2 reduction routes are considered. The results show that the low carbon planning can reduce the CO2 emissions to 1.22 tons per ton of steel by 2045–2050 through the proper deployment of the low carbon technologies. The CO2 emissions can be further reduced to 0.31 tons per ton of steel if the BF-BOF process is replaced by H2-DRI and EAF technologies. This paper presents an effective planning method for the decarbonization of steelmaking plant.

Keywords: Steel manufacture; Steel mill gas utilization system; Low-carbon transformation; Optimal planning; Capacity configuration; Optimal operation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121154

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