The steel industry is at the center of the global energy and climate transition. Achieving net-zero emissions requires a portfolio of innovative technologies, from carbon capture to hydrogen reduction, electrolysis, biomass, efficient raw material use, and circular economy strategies like scrap recycling and co-product valorization.
Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) - Fact sheets
Full Code
MAN0204WS406
Module Type
Microlearning
Description
This microlearning explains how CO₂ from steelmaking can be captured and either stored underground or used to create products such as fuels, chemicals, and building materials. It highlights industry projects (e.g., LanzaTech, thyssenkrupp’s Carbon2Chem) and discusses opportunities, limitations, and the role of CCUS in enabling hydrogen production and emission reduction.
What you will learn
Describe the strategic role of CCUS in achieving net-zero, including its application in hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, cement, and chemicals.
Explain key CCUS applications, including enhanced oil recovery (EOR), synthetic fuel production, chemical conversion (e.g., ethanol, methanol), and mineralisation into products like concrete.
Assess current deployment of CCUS, noting the scale of global CO₂ use, the dominance of EOR, and examples of industrial pilot projects (e.g., LanzaTech, thyssenkrupp’s Carbon2Chem, Carbon4PUR, FReSMe).
Evaluate the potential and limitations of CCUS, including issues of permanence (storage vs. delayed emissions), cost, energy requirements, and infrastructure needs.
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