Environmental challenges for the iron- and steelmaking process

Abstract

The challenge to major process industries like the steel industry is to achieve satisfactory environmental performance in a cost-effective manner. Three case studies describe recent work by Corus UK to develop novel approaches for reducing emissions in a sustainable manner: the development of novel end-of-pipe technology for the abatement of pollutants; the use of process-integrated techniques to suppress dioxin emissions; and the use of knowledge-based expert systems to enhance the operation of a waste gas cleaning system.