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Current situation and development trend of by−product gas utilization in China's steel industry
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Tian GAO1, Peng SUI2, Xingjian DENG1, Jingsong WANG1, *, Guang WANG1, Xuefeng SHE1, Haibin ZUO1, Qingguo XUE1
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Tian GAO1, Peng SUI2, Xingjian DENG1, Jingsong WANG1, *, Guang WANG1, Xuefeng SHE1, Haibin ZUO1, Qingguo XUE1
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  • 1National Key Laboratory of Green Mild Steel Iron Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 100080, China
Published: 2025-11-13 doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.03.01088
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As the world's largest steel producer, China's steel industry generates over 1.4 trillion cubic meters of by−product gas annually, which contains energy equivalent to 266 million tons of standard coal. However, currently, the by−product gas from China's steel industry is mainly used as fuel for combustion, remaining at a stage with high carbon emissions and low comprehensive utilization rate. In view of this, to promote the improvement of the utilization efficiency of by−product gas in China's steel industry, this paper elaborates on the composition, calorific value and other characteristics and availability of three core by−product gases: blast furnace gas, coke oven gas and converter gas. It also analyzes the current utilization status and limitations mainly based on fuel combustion, and explores the high−value utilization pathways under the steel−chemical integration and hydrogen metallurgy approaches, including pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and chemical absorption for purifying CO/CO2, as well as biological fermentation of converter gas and reforming of coke oven gas to produce methanol/ethanol and hydrogen energy. It focuses on the application advantages and practices of coke oven gas in Midrex and Energiron−ZR direct reduction ironmaking. Research shows that by−product gas can be transformed from a single fuel to a chemical raw material through technological upgrades, such as reducing emissions by 10%~20% through high−pressure injection of coke oven gas into blast furnaces, and the feasibility of Baowu's HyCROFTM hydrogen−rich carbon cycle blast furnace technology has been verified. Based on this, it is concluded that the core directions for efficient and low−carbon utilization are steel−chemical integration and synergy, hydrogen metallurgy coupling, and the integration of CCUS technology, which can drive the industry to shift from "carbon metallurgy" to "hydrogen metallurgy" and provide technical support for the green and low−carbon transformation of the steel industry.

blast furnace gas  /  coke oven gas  /  converter gas  /  steel−chemical co−production  /  hydrogen metallurgy
Tian GAO, Peng SUI, Xingjian DENG, Jingsong WANG, Guang WANG, Xuefeng SHE, Haibin ZUO, Qingguo XUE. Current situation and development trend of by−product gas utilization in China's steel industry[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2025 , 43 (21) : 69 -80 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.03.01088
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doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.03.01088
  • Receive Date:2024-03-06
  • Online Date:2025-12-29
  • Published:2025-11-13
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  • Received:2024-03-06
  • Revised:2024-09-27
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    1National Key Laboratory of Green Mild Steel Iron Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    2Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 100080, China
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