Welcome

Welcome on the registration website of the Decarbonisaton Routes for Steel Course organized by the TU Delft, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

October 3-4th, 2024

Decarbonisaton Routes for Steel Course

Course Information

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. Attendees will be asked to carry out some simple calculations. The course will take 8 hours, hybrid and be delivered over two days. Lecture notes will be provided for attendees.

• 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

About the Instructor

                               

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. Geoff has been 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.

 

                                                     

Best regards,

The organization committee