Improving Australian iron ore comminution for green steel production

铁矿石和钢铁行业的脱碳将涉及设计新的矿物加工方法，使澳大利亚铁矿石适合绿色钢铁生产。高效节能的矿石破碎以实现最佳矿石品位生产是绿色钢铁发展和经济性的关键。 该研究金项目与嵌入式行业专家一起，旨在更好地了解皮尔巴拉铁矿石的破碎机制。它将利用微型计算机断层扫描技术与先进的机械测试相结合，为矿石粉碎提供变革性的表征方法。该项目的成果将有助于开发新技术和最佳生产路径，以实现脱碳钢铁行业所需的更高品位铁矿石。

Decarbonisation of the iron ore and steel industry will involve the design of new mineral processing approaches to make the Australian iron ore amenable to green steel production. Energy-efficient ore crushing for optimal ore grades production is key to the development and economics of green steel. This fellowship project, with embedded industry experts, aims at better understanding the fragmentation mechanics of Pilbara iron ore. It will exploit micro-computed tomography coupled with advanced mechanical testing to offer transformative characterisation methods of ore comminution. The project outcomes will help develop new technologies and optimal production paths to realise a higher-grade iron ore needed for a decarbonised steel industry.