The steel industry, especially traditional ironmaking, is among the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions - in the range of 7-9 of total emissions -because of its significant reliance on coal. While the natural gas-based MIDREX Process, paired with an EAF has the lowest C02 emission of any steelmaking route using iron ore, there is room to further decrease emissions by using hydrogen as a fuel and chemical reactant in the process.
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