【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】The world’s first pilot project for a pure hydrogen multi-steady-state shaft furnace was put into operation from 2014 to 2024

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This post was last edited by FishSwimmingInTheDesert on 2024-1-19 at 07:43. Happy New Year 2024! ********************** [Ten Years of Great Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment] This is a continuously updated compilation thread; all are welcome to join the discussion: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Engineering Forum) ***************** On January 6, 2024, the world’s first demonstration project for a pure hydrogen multi-stable vertical furnace, independently developed and constructed by China Iron and Steel Research Group Co., Ltd., was officially put into operation in Lingang District, Linyi City, Shandong Province. This demonstration project utilizes a complete set of pure hydrogen shaft furnace technologies independently developed by China Iron and Steel Research Institute; the degree of domestic production for these equipment components is 100%, and the current production capacity is 50,000 tons. To ensure high hydrogen utilization, specially developed materials and a heating system are used to maintain the hydrogen temperature at a stable 1000°C. To date, it has operated successfully for 300 hours with a metallization rate of over 93%, meeting all the criteria for sustained operation. China Iron and Steel Research Institute took the lead in carrying out research on the key core technologies for pure hydrogen metallurgy in China. This demonstration project also marked the first successful application of pure hydrogen shaft furnaces in our country, signaling a breakthrough from \"0\" to \"1\" in the development of independently developed pure hydrogen metallurgy technologies in China, as well as a technological shift from \"hydrogen-enriched\" metallurgy to \"pure hydrogen\" metallurgy. It holds great significance for helping China’s steel industry achieve a high level of scientific and technological self-reliance and strength, and for reaching the goal of carbon neutrality at an earlier date.