Hydrogen Plasma Reduction for Steelmaking and Circular Economy

Science Communication

  1. Effect of Furnace Parameters on Optical Emission Spectra of Hematite Reduction by Hydrogen Plasma (04/2025) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11663-025-03552-5
  2. In Situ Observation of Sustainable Hematite–Magnetite–Wüstite–Iron Hydrogen Plasma Reduction (06/2025) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11663-025-03610-y
  3. Kinetic Modeling of Hematite Reduction by Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction in Laboratory-Scale (06-07/2025), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/3050/1/012007
  4. Optimization Based Experimental Design of Metal–Slag Experiments in Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction Process (06-07/2025), https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/3050/1/012009
  5. Puppet Strings of Hydrogen Plasma Reduction of Iron Ores: The Impact of Process Parameters on Plasma Properties and Reduction Kinetics (07/2025), https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11663-025-03698-2
  1. IMMC 2024 19-21 Sept 2024, Istanbul (Turkey) – [Henri Pauna OULU, oral presentation] Carbon neutral metals and fossil-free steel – Research towards sustainability at the University of OULU
  2. SVS25 8-11 Apr 2025, Leuven (Belgium) – [Ekinsu Akdogan KUL, poster & abstract] A review on environmental and technoeconomic assessments of natural gas based direct reduced iron production path
  3. SAM19 2025 6-7 May 2025, Madrid (Spain) – [Ekinsu Akdogan KUL, oral presentation] A review on environmental and economic assessments of emerging steel manufacturing technologies
  4. ESTEP Spring Dissemination Event 2025 5-6 June 2025, Krakow (Poland) – [Henri Pauna OULU, oral presentation] Overview of the first 1½ years of the Horizon EU project H2PlasmaRed
  5. EASES 2025 11-13 June 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia – [Areej Javed OULU, oral presentation] Kinetic Modelling of Hematite Reduction by Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction in laboratory scale
  6. PhD day 2025 5 June 2025, Leuven, Belgium – [Ekinsu Akdogan KUL, Poster] – Environmental, technoeconomic and integrated assessments of emerging decarbonization strategies for steel manufacturing
  7. ICS 2025 2-5 Jul 2025, Seoul (Korea) – [Henri Pauna OULU, Abstract] Characterization of high-temperature hydrogen technologies at the University of Oulu – direct reduced iron melting, plasmas, and flames
  8. ICS 2025 2-5 Jul 2025, Seoul (Korea) – [Henna-Riikka Putaala OULU, Abstract] Effect of dust on optical emission spectra of hydrogen plasma reduction
  9. LCM conference 2025 9-12 sept 2025, Palermo (Italy) – [Ekinsu Akdogan KUL, poster] Integrating Prospective LCA and TEA: Challenges, Proposed Solutions, and Pathways for Sustainable Design and Decision-Making
  10. H2STEEL – 22-23 Sept 2025 (online) [Ekinsu Akdogan KUL, presentation] Workshop: Towards Circular and Climate-Friendly Steel: Assessing Energy, Recycling, and Innovation Pathways
  11. ESTAD 2025 6-9 Oct 2025, Verona (Italy) – [Cameron Quick K1-MET, Abstract] – Challenges and solutions for process characterisation of hydrogen plasma smelting reduction (HPSR) at pilot scale and beyond

Upcoming:

  1. H2-research day – 10 Feb 2026, OULU (Finland) – [H.-R. Putaala, A. Javed, posters]
  2. ESEE 2026 – 27-29 March 2026, Hengyang (China) – [Ekinsu Akdogan KU LEUVEN, poster] Decarbonizing steel production: How to calculate future CAPEX and OPEX of hydrogen plasma smelting reduction (HPSR) process
  3. Aistech 2026 4-6 May 2026, Tennessee (USA) – [Akhilesh Swarnakar ESTEP, abstract] Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction Technology: One example of the clean steel partnership success stories
  4. CIMTEC 2026 – 15-19 June 2026 Perugia, Italy – [Annelies Malfliet, abstract] Refractory-slag interaction in hydrogen plasma steelmaking: A study on phosphate-bonded MgO castables
  5. EUROSLAG 2026 – 16-18 June 2026 Lulea, Sweden – [Alexander Jelinek, abstract] Influence of slag composition on Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction kinetics with focus on residual material recycling
  6. H2STEEL 2026– 22-23 Sept 2025, online – [Ekinsu Akdogan KUL, presentation] Workshop: Towards Circular and Climate-Friendly Steel: Assessing Energy, Recycling, and Innovation Pathways

D7.1 First Data Management Plan

D1.2 Baseline definitions for HPSR in steelmaking and sidestream treatment

D3.2 Report on metallization and process time optimization at lab-scale

D2.3 Report on the experimental model system development

D5.1 First report on technological performance

D7.2 Updated data management plan