Rio Tinto’s BioIron™ proves successful for low-carbon iron-making
WEBThe BioIron™ process will now be tested on a larger scale, at a specially designed continuous pilot plant with a capacity of one tonne per hour. The design of the pilot plant is underway and Rio Tinto is considering suitable locations for its construction.
Rio Tinto to develop BioIron™ R&D facility in Western Australia …
WEBJun 4, 2024 · PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will invest US$143 million (A$215 million) to develop a research and development facility in Western Australia to further assess the effectiveness of its low-carbon ironmaking process, BioIron TM, to support decarbonising the global steel value chain.
A new way to decarbonise steelmaking - Rio Tinto
WEBJun 4, 2024 · A new process could offer a solution to reducing carbon emissions in iron and steelmaking. BioIron™ uses raw biomass and microwave energy instead of coal to convert Pilbara iron ore to iron and has the potential to support …
Rio Tinto’s BioIron™ proves successful for low-carbon iron-making
WEBNov 22, 2022 · Rio Tinto has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany, and is now planning the development of a larger-scale pilot plant to further assess its potential to help decarbonise the steel value chain.
Rio Tinto’s BioIron™ proves successful for low-carbon iron-making
WEBNov 22, 2022 · Rio Tinto has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Ge.
Rio Tinto’s BioIron™ proves successful for low-carbon iron-making
WEBNov 24, 2022 · Rio Tinto’s BioIron™ proves successful for low-carbon iron-making. 24 November 2022. Rio Tinto has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany, and is now planning the development of a larger-scale pilot plant to …
Rio Tinto to develop BioIron™ R&D facility in Western Australia …
WEBJun 4, 2024 · The BioIron facility will include a pilot plant that will be ten times bigger than its predecessor in Germany. It will also be the first time the innovative steelmaking process has been tested at...
Rio Tinto says BioIron iron ore processing could slash …
WEBJun 5, 2024 · Rio Tinto says a new way of treating iron ore for steel production could reduce emissions by 95 per cent. So what's the catch?
Metso awarded detailed engineering contract by Rio Tinto for BioIron …
WEBAug 8, 2023 · Rio Tinto aims to move further towards full-scale implementation of the BioIronTM technology through operation of a CPP. Metso has been entrusted with the detailed design of the CPP’s reduction furnace and certain other equipment for the BioIronTM process.
Rio Tinto validates its BioIron process to produce low-carbon iron
WEBNov 23, 2022 · Diversified miner Rio Tinto has successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process, known as BioIron, using ores sourced from mines in Pilbara, Australia. The demonstration has been carried out during the past 18 months in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany.