A pioneering recycling project in the UK is looking to reduce emissions from steelmaking.
Mining giant Anglo American is partnering with the University of Birmingham and innovator Cambridge Future Tech to launch PeroCycle.
PeroCycle builds upon innovative research by academics in Birmingham who have pioneered a method of recycling carbon using a double perovskite material. Perovskite is made of calcium and titanium oxides typically used in solar cells and other energy technologies.
Lower temperatures
The use of the material enables the in-process splitting of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide at significantly lower temperatures than current methods. The carbon monoxide could then be recycled in a closed loop as a substitute for coal or coke, in turn significantly reducing the volume of carbon dioxide emissions.
Cambridge Future Tech will lead the spin-out and development of PeroCycle towards commercial applications. Ceo Owen Thompson says: ‘By enabling carbon recycling within existing processes, PeroCycle offers a transformative pathway to decarbonising steel without the need for complete re-engineering.’
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