Siemens and LanzaTech partner to transform steel mill off-gases into bioethanol

 

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Biological fermentation process converts CO and CO2 into bioethanol and platform chemicals
Process uses energy contained in steel plant off-gases
Ten-year co-operation to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide

Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide. The collaboration will utilize the ground-breaking fermentation technology developed by LanzaTech transforming carbon-rich off-gases generated by the steel industry into low carbon bioethanol and other platform chemicals. Siemens and LanzaTech will work together on process integration and optimization, and on the marketing and realization of customer projects.