【Ten Years of Great Progress in Chemical Technology】047-2023: World’s first hydrogen energy utilization project using hydrogen-rich gas source comes online

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Ten years of rapid development in chemical processing equipment – praise for China’s prosperity and strength. This is just a starting point; more participation from everyone will make things even more lively. Haichuan becomes even better with your involvement; we welcome everyone to take part more actively in the forum discussions. Everyone should focus on safety and know how to handle emergencies. ********************************************* On May 23, 2023, the hydrogen energy development and utilization demonstration project carried out by Hebei Iron and Steel Zhangxuan Technology was put into operation. Three days later, the main quality parameters of the green DRI product met the design requirements. After operating safely and continuously, the metallization rate exceeded 94%, with all indicators meeting international first-class standards. This marks the maturity stage of the green transformation in smelting processes, where the \"new hydrogen reduction\" method based on zero-reforming technology for coke oven gas replaces \"traditional carbon reduction\". This project is the world’s first to utilize hydrogen energy sourced from hydrogen-rich gas, employing Tenova’s ENERGIRON technology. Once completed, it will enable a reduction of 50%-80% in carbon dioxide emissions, making it the world’s first demonstration facility for next-generation low-carbon hydrogen energy. It will pave the way for transitioning from traditional \"carbon metallurgy\" to a new form of \"hydrogen metallurgy\".