Compared with conventional oxyfuel, flameless oxyfuel provides even higher production rates, excellent temperature uniformity and very low NOx emissions. Since its commercial introduction in 2003, the leading supplier has made more than 30 installations of the flameless oxyfuel technology. This chapter describes the state-of-the-art oxygen technologies, including results from installations in the steel industry, and discusses their future possibilities to make steel production more effective.
Iron & steel processing
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This chapter of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories gives guidance for estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production of metals. Specifically, it covers emissions from the production of iron and steel and metallurgical coke, ferroalloy, aluminium, magnesium, lead and zinc. It asks for special care in the estimation to avoid double counting or omitting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fuel combustion. It also highlights that CO2 capture and storage is not covered in this chapter.