In this webinar, Dr Phil Renforth from Heriot-Watt University will present an overview of the project ‘Greenhouse Gas Removal in the Iron and Steel industry’ and its main findings. It is one of eleven science components of the Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) programme.

Iron and steel slags are a glass/semi-crystalline material rich in silicate and oxide minerals, which dissolve 4-5 orders of magnitude more rapidly compared to their naturally occurring counterparts. These wastes are found as large deposits at current and former steelworks, and represent a considerable environmental liability for producers.

By accelerating the weathering of slag, it may be possible to reduce this environmental burden. It also offers a mechanism by which the CO2 intensive steel industry could begin to decarbonise, and ultimately become net negative, if combined with extensive emissions reduction at source.

The webinar will be presented through zoom and registration is required.