Collaborative Research Center for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel

全中心提案（第一阶段）的I/UCRC的基础研究先进的可持续钢铁0832427密歇根理工大学;犹他州大学; H. Sohn 本提案的目的是为了开发钢铁工业所需的新知识、工具、硬件和人才，启动名为“先进可持续钢铁基础研究I/UCRC”的新I/UCRC。 拟议中的中心将是密歇根理工大学（MTU）和犹他州大学（UoU）之间的合作项目。 拟建的中心将促进研究，以提高对铁还原和炼钢工艺的理解。 在该中心进行的研究有可能开发出新的工艺方法，这些方法应该摆脱当前高炉炼钢操作所施加的工艺限制。它还将涉及研究将氧化铁转化为金属铁的不同方法，并研究进行生命周期分析和减少炼钢过程中产生的废物和排放的方法。该项目将利用在仪器、材料表征和反应建模方面取得的巨大进步来促进对氧化铁反应的理解。该项目的更广泛影响是，其他合金的加工操作有可能从研究钢铁系统中获得的信息中受益。教育机构和成员公司的工作人员和学生将通过学习和理解与氧化铁还原有关的机制而受益。由于两所大学和会员公司的紧密合作将加快信息的传播，因此业界普遍受益。该提案有一个明确的外联方案，以扩大参与，确保合作伙伴参与的多样性，学生外联到代表性不足的群体，以及各机构的教师。

Full Center Proposal (Phase I) for an I/UCRC for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel 0832427 Michigan Technological University; S. Kawatra 0832700 University of Utah; H. Sohn The purpose of this proposal is to start a new I/UCRC entitled "I/UCRC for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel" to develop new knowledge, tools, hardware, and personnel required for the iron and steel industries. The proposed center will be a collaborative project between Michigan Technological University (MTU), and the University of Utah (UoU). The proposed center will promote research to improve the understanding of iron reduction and steelmaking processes. The research to be conducted at the center has the potential to develop new process methods that should break away from the process restrictions imposed by the current blast furnace steelmaking operations. It would also involve investigation of different ways to convert iron oxides to metallic iron, and to investigate methods for conducting life cycle analysis and the reduction of wastes and emissions generated by the steel making process. The proposed projects will take advantage of the tremendous strides that have been made in instrumentation, materials characterization, and reaction modeling to advance the understanding of iron oxide reactions.The broader impacts of the proposal are that the processing operations of other alloys have the potential to benefit from the information gained in studying the iron and steel systems. The staff and students of the educational institutions and member companies will benefit by learning and understanding the mechanisms involved with the reduction of iron oxides. The industry will, in general, benefit as the close cooperation between the two universities and the member companies will accelerate the dissemination of information. The proposal has a well defined outreach program to broadening participation and ensuring diversity of involvement by partners, student outreach to under represented groups, and teachers at various institutions.