Reducing Iron Oxide with Ammonia: A Sustainable Path to Green Steel

Re:Reducing Iron Oxide with Ammonia: A Sustainable Path to G... by rainbowzootsuit on Sunday April 02, 2023 @05:40PM (#35415543)

Hydrogen, being so small, penetrates directly through the molecular structure of steel and in the process causes embrittlement of the steel. Is a long distance H2 pipeline a solved problem using alternate materials?

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Re:Reducing Iron Oxide with Ammonia: A Sustainable Path to G... by ClumsyPilot on Sunday April 02, 2023 @09:24PM (#35417409)

I believe plastic pipes?

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Re:Reducing Iron Oxide with Ammonia: A Sustainable Path to G... by yxhuvud on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:30AM (#35418573)

It is not. Thankfully the electricity required for hydrolysis can either be moved around or created sufficiently close to a steel plant.

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Re:Reducing Iron Oxide with Ammonia: A Sustainable Path to G... by senectus1 on Monday April 03, 2023 @01:27AM (#35418890)

thats one reason why ammonia is a good choice. the storage requirements are much kinder to the transporter

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