British Steel Launches Pilot Carbon Capture Project
10/28/2024 - British Steel has initiated a pilot-scale carbon capture project at its Scunthorpe plant, the company has announced.
For the trial, the company has connected a mobile carbon capture pilot plant to the facility’s central power plant.
British Steel’s involvement is part of a wider project by the University of Sheffield which aims to enable the use of waste gases from manufacturing industries like steel and glassmaking to generate an alternative source of carbon for consumer products.
“This project is all about testing the capabilities of the technology. If it works for us, and others, it could be scaled up and play an important role in carbon capture, utilization and storage,” said Andy Trowsdale, British Steel’s head of research and development.
The technology, which is called FluRefin, uses a novel pressure swing adsorption process to separate carbon dioxide from the emissions stream. The process doesn’t use hazardous chemicals or rely on heat to operate it.
The CO2 captured at British Steel will be bottled in gas cylinders and transported back to the University of Sheffield where it will be converted into synthetic transport fuels.
"We are excited to get our next-generation carbon dioxide capture and refining technology on-site. We look forward to being able to demonstrate a unique approach to further reducing British Steel's CO2e emissions,” said University of Sheffield chemical engineering and chemistry professor Peter Styring.
British Steel’s involvement is part of a wider project by the University of Sheffield which aims to enable the use of waste gases from manufacturing industries like steel and glassmaking to generate an alternative source of carbon for consumer products.
“This project is all about testing the capabilities of the technology. If it works for us, and others, it could be scaled up and play an important role in carbon capture, utilization and storage,” said Andy Trowsdale, British Steel’s head of research and development.
The technology, which is called FluRefin, uses a novel pressure swing adsorption process to separate carbon dioxide from the emissions stream. The process doesn’t use hazardous chemicals or rely on heat to operate it.
The CO2 captured at British Steel will be bottled in gas cylinders and transported back to the University of Sheffield where it will be converted into synthetic transport fuels.
"We are excited to get our next-generation carbon dioxide capture and refining technology on-site. We look forward to being able to demonstrate a unique approach to further reducing British Steel's CO2e emissions,” said University of Sheffield chemical engineering and chemistry professor Peter Styring.
