U.S. Steel to test technology for capturing carbon emissions at Mon Valley Works

U.S. Steel plans to test new technology to capture emissions at its Mon Valley Works in Allegheny County.

The Pittsburgh steelmaker is partnering with the National Energy Technology Laboratory to use an “advanced membrane technology” to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock.

The unit is scheduled to be installed at the facility in early 2025. A field test will run for about six months.

“This is an opportunity to play a role in shaping the future of greenhouse gas reduction for the entire steel industry,” said Scott D. Buckiso, senior vice president and chief manufacturing officer of U.S. Steel’s North American Flat-Rolled Segment.

The carbon-capturing membrane has the potential to reduce CO2 from blast furnaces, NETL said.

“The testing of this promising NETL-developed membrane at the Edgar Thomson Plant is an important step to move this groundbreaking technology closer to commercial deployment,” said David Hopkinson, technical portfolio lead for Point Source Carbon Capture.

“This project sets the stage for the development of membrane technology that can be used at steel mills, cement kilns and other industrial sites that generate significant volumes of greenhouse gas,” Hopkinson said.