Japan Iron and Steel Federation to Challenge CO2 Emissions Reduction in Steel Making Process

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The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) announced that it was selected on July 22, 2009, for "the development of environmentally-conscious technologies for the steel production process," which is a project sponsored by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). This technology development project was commissioned to the COURSE50 committee (the CO2 Ultimate Reduction in Steelmaking process by Innovative technology for cool Earth 50 committee), which was established within the framework of the JISF, aiming to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the steel making process by 30 percent.

The ultimate goal for the Federation is to reduce about 30 percent of CO2 emissions through the development of the following technologies: (1) cutting CO2 emissions from blast furnaces; (2) separating and capturing CO2 from blast furnace gases.

The Japanese steel industry has been making efforts to cut CO2 emissions by saving energy and utilizing waste heat or byproduct gases; however, such efforts are reaching their technological limits. Therefore, to achieve a further reduction in CO2 emissions, it was considered necessary to bring about an out-of-the-box technological innovation. The first phase of the project began in fiscal 2008 and is expected to be completed in 2012. After the completion of the first phase, the Federation plans to establish new technologies by around 2030, and aims to achieve their practical and wider application by 2050.

The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) official website
http://www.jisf.or.jp/en/

Posted: 2009/11/26 06:00:15 AM