A review of CO2 emissions reduction technologies and low-carbon development in the iron and steel industry focusing on China

L Ren, S Zhou, T Peng, X Ou - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The iron and steel industry (ISI) is energy-intensive and is responsible for approximately
25% of the global direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from industrial sectors. As the …

Utilization of construction and demolition waste and synthetic aggregates

MS Mohammed, H ElKady… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste are generated during the creation of structure or
building or when renewing or demolishing a current structure. C&D waste exhibits many …

Exploring the spatiotemporal heterogeneity and influencing factors of agricultural carbon footprint and carbon footprint intensity: Embodying carbon sink effect

Y Cui, SU Khan, J Sauer, M Zhao - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the combined effects of carbon emission and carbon sink, agriculture is
acknowledged as an essential contributor to achieve the Chinese government's carbon …

Life cycle carbon footprint of electric arc furnace steelmaking processes under different smelting modes in China

L Yang, H Hu, S Yang, S Wang, F Chen… - Sustainable Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking process is an important way to realize recycling of
scrap resources and sustainable development of iron and steel industry, which is orderly …

Environmental and economic impact assessment of three sintering flue gas treatment technologies in the iron and steel industry

L Cui, M Liu, X Yuan, Q Wang, Q Ma, P Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasingly stringent pollutant emission standards pose a new challenge to the control of
air pollutants in China's iron and steel industry (ISI). This study quantified and compared the …

A comprehensive review of secondary carbon bio-carriers for application in metallurgical processes: utilization of torrefied biomass in steel production

L Kieush, J Rieger, J Schenk, C Brondi, D Rovelli… - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review aims to show the significance of the use of secondary carbon bio-carriers for iron
and steel production. The term 'secondary carbon bio-carriers' in this review paper refers to …

A low-carbon approach to recycling engineering muck to produce non-sintering lightweight aggregates: Physical properties, microstructure, reaction mechanism, and …

W Gao, H Zhang, Q Ren, Y Zhong, Z Jiang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineering muck represents a typical, large output construction waste. However, the
comprehensive utilisation rate of engineering muck is typically low. Large quantities of …

Replacing fossil carbon in the production of ferroalloys with a focus on bio-based carbon: a review

M Sommerfeld, B Friedrich - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The production of ferroalloys and alloys like ferronickel, ferrochromium, ferromanganese,
silicomanganese, ferrosilicon and silicon is commonly carried out in submerged arc …

Biomass metallurgy: A sustainable and green path to a carbon-neutral metallurgical industry

R Wei, K Meng, H Long, CC Xu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low-carbon and environmentally friendly development are becoming increasingly important
in the metallurgical industry. In this study, the use of biomass as a source of both material …

Reourceful utilization of combustible solid wastes throughout steelmaking processes: Recent progress and prospects

Z Ji, D Yu, X Fan, M Gan, D Zhang, X Huang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficient consumption of combustible solid wastes (CSWs) is still a serious global
problem due to the environmental pollution and energy waste brought by conventional …