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Antoine Allanore discusses the role of CO2 in steelmaking and innovative methods to reduce it.

Antoine Allanore, a professor of metallurgy at MIT, explains how CO2 became so entrenched in the chemistry of steelmaking—and the creative ways scientists and engineers are trying to get it out.

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Guest: Antoine Allanore

Topics covered

• steelmaking
• CO2 emissions
• metallurgy
• climate change
• engineering solutions

Keywords

• steel
• CO2
• metallurgy
• climate solutions
• engineering

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Organizations: MIT, MIT Climate Project

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