Open this publication in new window or tab >>2011 (English)In: Energy, ISSN 0360-5442, E-ISSN 1873-6785, Vol. 36, no 1, p. 191-198Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The processes of iron and steel making are energy intensive and consume large quantities of electricity and fossil fuels. In order to meet future climate targets and energy prices, the iron and steel industry has to improve its energy and resource efficiency. For the iron and steel industry to utilize its energy resources more efficiently and at the same time reduce its CO2 emissions a number of options are available. In this paper, opportunities for both integrated and scrap-based steel plants are presented and some of the options are electricity production, fuel conversion, methane reforming of coke oven gas and partnership in industrial symbiosis. The options are evaluated from a system perspective and more specific measures are reported for two Swedish case companies: SSAB Strip Products and Sandvik AB. The survey shows that both case companies have great potentials to reduce their CO2 emissions.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2011
Keywords
Iron and steel industry, Energy efficiency, Fuel conversion, Industrial symbiosis, Excess energy, CO2 emissions
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-66142 (URN)10.1016/j.energy.2010.10.053 (DOI)000286781800021 ()
Note
Original Publication: Maria Johansson and Mats Söderström, Options for the Swedish steel industry - Energy efficiency measures and fuel conversion, 2011, ENERGY, (36), 1, 191-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2010.10.053 Copyright: Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. http://www.elsevier.com/
2011-03-042011-03-042017-12-11Bibliographically approved