Teikoku Oil's Hydrogen Production Technology - October 2001

Teikoku Oil's Hydrogen Production Technology - October 2001

Teikoku Oil is developing hydrogen production technology using by-product gas from coke ovens. This technology efficiently converts byproduct gas emitted from steelmaking blast furnaces into hydrogen, with the aim of supplying clean hydrogen while utilizing existing energy resources. This enables efficient use of energy by utilizing byproduct gases generated in the steelmaking process without waste.

By commercializing this technology, Teikoku Oil aims to play a key role in the realization of a hydrogen society while utilizing existing infrastructure. Steel mill gases generally contain carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, but this technology can separate them and produce high-purity hydrogen. Hydrogen emits only water when combusted, making a significant contribution to carbon dioxide reduction.

The development of this technology is being carried out as a project subsidized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and is expected to serve as the basis for future hydrogen supply in Japan and abroad. Teikoku Oil intends to contribute to the realization of a sustainable energy society by further developing this technology and making it applicable to other industrial fields.