Project description
Decarbonised titanium recovery from metallurgical waste streams
Decarbonising titanium recovery from aluminium and titanium production residues is crucial for reducing the sector’s on-site energy and water consumption. The EU-funded EURO-TITAN project aims to extract titanium resources from waste streams generated during the production of alumina and titanium dioxide. It will enable the production of 54 000 tonnes per year of titanium metal in Europe, reducing the sector’s dependence on imports of titanium metal sponge from Russia. An industrial-driven consortium will develop a green hydrogen-sourced direct titanium reduction process with over 90 % lower CO2 emissions. The project will optimise the process by integrating real-time data monitoring and AI to minimise energy and water consumption. Additionally, it will transform residues into innovative construction materials with 30 % lower CO2 emissions.
Objective
EURO-TITAN will be a pioneer in unlocking continuous Ti resources from metallurgical waste streams from alumina and Ti-dioxide production, developing 54 ktpy of Ti metal making Europe totally independent from Russian Ti-metal sponges imports crucial for alloy production in the transport and medical sectors. On this purpose an industrial driven consortium gaining experience from previous and ongoing projects for metals exctraction from industrial wastes (Scavanger,Scale, Scale Up,Valore) will develop a >90% lower CO2 emission (compared to the conventional Kroll process which produces 10tn per tn of Ti) green hydrogen sourced(ref-hyd) direct Ti reduction process will be scaled to demonstration in the industrial environment at the Bosnian Al-plant to produce tailor-made Ti-metal products for ingots or alloying. Our Ti-metal price will be 15% lower compared to imported ones (rough estimate 6800 €/t Ti compared to current prices from Russia and China at 8500 €/t). Process optimization will be achieved through integration of inline-real time data monitoring, establishing repository of high-quality and trusted datasets, and embedding Artificial Intelligence. This will lead to a 10% reduction of on-site energy and water consumption, while at the same time minimizing production interruption. Finally, circularity is ensured, as the remaining residues are converted into innovative (30% lower co2 emissions compared to cement based) construction materials while water will be recycled, and excess heat energy will serve local households.
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52068 Aachen
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12205 Berlin
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52062 Aachen
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47053 DUISBURG
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75400 ZVORNIK
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71123 Istocno Sarajevo
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92320 Chatillon
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75007 PARIS
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115 27 ATHINA
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4053HJ IJZENDOORN
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13122 ATHINA
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06800 Ankara
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12489 BERLIN
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47198 DUISBURG
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1070 Nicosia
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30-059 KRAKOW
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6340 Baar
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