Air Liquide confirmed today it will supply hydrogen to German steelmaker thyssenkrupp Steel as part of a pioneering project to develop lower carbon steel production.
For the first time, hydrogen will be injected to partially replace pulverised coal at a large scale in the blast furnace during steel production.
This solution will be implemented at one of the blast furnaces in thyssenkrupp’s integrated steel mills at its Duisburg, Germany site this autumn as part of a pilot phase.
After successful competition of the pilot, Air Liquide will ensure a stable supply of hydrogen from its 200km network in the Rhine-Ruhr area and the solution will be transferred to all blast furnaces at the site.
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