The materials science behind sustainable metals and alloys

D Raabe - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the
global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes …

Future and emerging supplementary cementitious materials

R Snellings, P Suraneni, J Skibsted - Cement and concrete research, 2023 - Elsevier
To sustain the decarbonization of the cement industry, identifying new sources of
supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) is crucial. This review paper examines recent …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency stagnation in global steel production urges joint supply-and demand-side mitigation efforts

P Wang, M Ryberg, Y Yang, K Feng, S Kara… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Steel production is a difficult-to-mitigate sector that challenges climate mitigation
commitments. Efforts for future decarbonization can benefit from understanding its progress …

Decarbonizing China's iron and steel industry from the supply and demand sides for carbon neutrality

M Ren, P Lu, X Liu, MS Hossain, Y Fang, T Hanaoka… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Iron and steel production in China contributes to 14% of China's total energy-related CO 2
emissions. Decarbonizing the iron and steel sector will therefore play an important role in …

An integrated analysis of China's iron and steel industry towards carbon neutrality

X Wang, B Yu, R An, F Sun, S Xu - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The iron and steel industry is a critical sector for achieving China's carbon neutrality goal.
However, existing studies lack considering the multiple constraints including limited …

[HTML][HTML] Major metals demand, supply, and environmental impacts to 2100: A critical review

T Watari, K Nansai, K Nakajima - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable metal supply requires well-coordinated strategy and policy packages based on
a sound scientific understanding of anticipated long-term demand, supply, and associated …

A review of technology and policy deep decarbonization pathway options for making energy-intensive industry production consistent with the Paris Agreement

C Bataille, M Åhman, K Neuhoff, LJ Nilsson… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
The production of commodities by energy-intensive industry is responsible for 1/3 of annual
global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The climate goal of the Paris Agreement, to hold …

The CO2 emission reduction path towards carbon neutrality in the Chinese steel industry: a review

J Zhang, J Shen, L Xu, Q Zhang - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2023 - Elsevier
China has set an ambitious national determined contributions target to peak CO 2 emissions
by 2030 and aims to be carbon neutral by 2060. One of China's top energy consumers and …

Opportunities and challenges for decarbonizing steel production by creating markets for 'green steel'products

H Muslemani, X Liang, K Kaesehage, F Ascui… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The creation of a market for steel produced by less carbon-intensive production processes,
here called 'green steel', has been identified as a means of supporting the introduction of …

[HTML][HTML] A general vision for reduction of energy consumption and CO2 emissions from the steel industry

L Holappa - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The 2018 IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's) report defined the goal
to limit global warming to 1.5 C by 2050. This will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions …