Ingelia participates in the European R&D project BioReSteel “Valorization of wet biomass waste for sustainable steel production with efficient nutrient recycling”.
BioReSteel will develop a novel concept for the production of a suitable and optimized biochar for the EAF steelmaking process. Instead of producing biochar from high-value and high-quality biomass resources (e.g. forest wood), BioReSteel focuses on exploring, developing and utilizing hydrochar (a type of biochar) derived from various locally available organic wastes, through the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process.
This technology is suitable for low-value wet materials that are not currently valorised (mainly landfilled), due to their properties. The challenge is the adaptation of pristine materials to the requirements of the steelmaking process.
The concept will be tested in laboratory trials and validated through pilot tests and short-term industrial trials. In addition, phosphorus (which is an undesirable element for steelmaking) will be extracted and used as a fertilizer, adding a second value chain, optimizing the economics of the process and contributing to the sustainability of the process in general.
Project duration: 42 months, 1 October 2023 – 31 March 2027
Project partners: Swerim, SSAB, RWTH Aachen University, FENO, RINA-CSM, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, CELSA-GSW, ORI, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
The BioReSteel project has received funding from the EU Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS) N° 101112383.
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