Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to discover how environmental awareness has been influencing heat treat relationships internationally.
Battery Development for Sustainable Use
"Joint Venture Primobius, between the Australian Neometals company and the German SMS group, is showcasing its concept for the industrial recycling of lithium-ion batteries[. . .]"
"Large volumes of material can be mechanically shredded on-site in smaller 'spoke systems'. Central 'hub systems' can be used to recycle the 'black mass'. The mechanical and hydrometallurgical processes cause comparatively low CO2 emissions. They enable purchasers of recovered materials to battery recycling without limits. Doing so, they reduce their environmental footprints. They come out on top with high recovery percentages for the sought-after material lithium."
Read More: "Primobius develops scalable recycling solutions for lithium-ion batteries"
Decarburizing Tech
"Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), Russia, and SMS group, Germany, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU states the intention of both companies to cooperate in the development and use of decarbonisation technologies in order to reduce – potentially to zero – CO2 emissions."
"The Memorandum is valid for five years from the date of signing. Pavel Shilyaev, CEO of MMK and Burkhard Dahmen, CEO of SMS group, signed the document jointly."
Read More: "Decarbonisation: MMK and SMS group sign Memorandum of Understanding"
Hydrogen High, NOx Low
"The new 200-KW TRKSX (Tenova Self-ReKuperative Flameless) SmartBurner was successfully tested with a variable fuel mixture of natural gas and hydrogen to potentially eliminate CO2 emissions during the combustion process. The system works in flame and flameless mode with the aim to keep nitrogen dioxide emissions well below the strictest future limits."
Read More: "Tenova launches hydrogen-ready burner for heat treatment furnaces"
