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| Period of commission | |
|---|---|
| Phase I | Step1: 2008～2012 / Step2: 2013～2017 |
| Phase II | Step1:2018～ |
The steel industry is the largest CO2 emitting industry in Japan’s industrial sector, and among them, drastic CO2 reduction is required as a measure against global warming in the steelmaking process by the blast furnace method, which emits a large amount of carbon dioxide. Japan’s steelmaking technology is already at the most advanced level in the world, and energy saving by using waste heat and by-product gas has reached the limit. Therefore, an innovative steelmaking process is required to realize CO2 reduction on a global scale. Technology development is required.
COURSE50 is being developed by four domestic steel-related companies on behalf of NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
Targets of Research and Development
- Develop technologies to control reactions for reducing iron ore with reducing agents such as hydrogen with a view to decreasing coke consumption in blast furnaces.
- Develop technologies to produce high-strength & high reactivity coke for reduction with hydrogen.
- Development of technologies to capture – separate and recover – CO2 from blast furnace gas (BFG)
- Develop techniques for chemical absorption and physical adsorption to capture – separate and recover – CO2 from blast furnace gas (BFG).・Develop technologies contributing to reduction in energy for capture – separation and recovery – of CO2 through enhanced utilization of unused waste heat from steel plants.
Development Schedule
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