Objective
The objective of the project is to create and deliver high-quality education on the application of Process Integration (PI) in metallurgical process industries and related industries to improve energy and material efficiency. Process Integration is a relatively new field in the metallurgy which has drawn on techniques from chemical and energy engineering and adapted to mining and metallurgy. PI is a powerful tool to identify and implement both internal optimisation of processes as well as industrial symbiosis with other industries and society. The impact will result from raised awareness and adoption of PI methods leading to both short-term and strategic-level optimization and identifying the impact of new technologies.
The solution (technology)
Course material will be developed and then delivered in modules to industry and PhD students. The course will be designed to cover theoretical and practical aspects of PI. Partners in the activity will contribute their own experiences and concrete examples which will be integrated into the modules. Particular emphasis will be on overcoming barriers to implementation of results. Participants in the courses will be drawn from industry, institutes and academic from metals and mining industries.
Partnership
- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB (Swerea MEFOS AB) (Lead Partner)
- Luleå Tekniska Universitet (LTU), Sweden
- Höganäs AB
- Luossavaara Kiirunavaara AB
- SSAB EMEA AB (SSAB)
- ArcelorMittal Maizières Research (AMMR)
- University of Liége (ULg), Belgium
Programme Co-ordinator: Mikael Larsson, Swerea Mefos AB/RISE, mikael.larsson@swerea.se