Siemens and LanzaTech are working together to turn steel mill off-gases into low carbon fuels and chemicals.
Since the last week, Siemens and LanzaTech have officially consolidated their ambition to work together to turn steel mill off-gases into low carbon fuels and chemicals.
Connectikpeople has observed that, the collaboration is based on LanzaTech's technology which re-uses the off-gases from converter,
coking plant or blast furnace processes as nutrients and a source of energy. The patented biological fermentation process allows steel plant operators to use the chemical energy contained in carbon rich off-gases in the form of CO, CO2 and H2 (hydrogen) and turn them into eco-friendly fuels and chemicals.
The technology aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from steel mills and open up a new source of biofuels that does not compete with food production.
Connectikpeople has also observed that, at the heart of the new technology are special microorganisms that convert carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) into ethanol, acetic acid, acetone, and other platform chemicals. One of the special features of the microbes from LanzaTech is the microbes' ability to process steel mill emissions that contain little or no hydrogen. The ethanol produced by these microbes can replace biofuels that are currently produced from agricultural products such as corn and sugar cane.
