The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $312,719 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development program) on August 1, 2024. The award supports the development and industrialization of a near-zero carbon direct iron production process using chemical looping with hydrogen co-production. The project aims to decarbonize steel manufacturing, which currently accounts for 8-10% of global carbon emissions, by utilizing red mud industrial waste to produce hydrogen and directly extract iron. The proposed technology innovations are expected to advance the Department of Energy's objectives of minimizing the environmental impacts of fossil fuels and supporting the transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.
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