Metallurgist

, Volume 55, Issue 11–12, pp 867–872 | Cite as

Improving methodological approaches to the systematic evaluation of greenhouse-gas emissions in ferrous metallurgy

  • R. A. Kazakov
  • V. P. Zvolinskii
  • P. I. Chernousov
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A survey is made of the main methodological approaches used to evaluate greenhouse-gas emissions in ferrous metallurgy. The concept of the carbon content of products is formulated as a comprehensive index of the aggregate greenhouse-gas emissions associated with each conversion in the manufacture of a given type of product and its processing and use beyond the metallurgical plant. A method is proposed for calculating the carbon content of products. Use of the proposed approach makes it possible to solve a range of problems encountered in monitoring and predicting emissions and performing environmental-economic analyses of the efficiency of metallurgical plants and the industry as a whole.

Keywords

greenhouse gases ferrous metallurgy carbon content environmental-economic analysis 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • R. A. Kazakov
    • 1
  • V. P. Zvolinskii
    • 1
  • P. I. Chernousov
    • 2
  1. 1.Peoples’ Friendship University of RussiaMoscowRussia
  2. 2.National Research Technological University – Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (NITU MISiS)MoscowRussia

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