Iron oxide electrolyser for green steel production
Principal Investigator
Prof. Aravind Kumar Chandiran
Objective
- Develop and demonstrate a solar-powered iron oxide electrolyser for low-carbon iron production.
Description
- The proposed study aims to develop, build, and demonstrate the production of iron metal from its oxide without the direct involvement of carbon emitting or fossil fuels. The goal is to develop an ‘iron oxide electrolyzer’ employing low temperature electroreduction of iron oxide in an alkaline electrolyte solution. The device is similar to the water electrolyzer setup but the complexity (and hence an opportunity) associated with this technology is the conversion of solid reactant (iron ore) to a solid product (elemental iron).
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