Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Steel produced by melting scrap or DRI in an electric arc furnace. Scope 1 CO2 from carbon electrodes and flux; Scope 2 from electricity consumption.
Also known as: EAF
Hierarchy
Section titled “Hierarchy”Broader: Steel Production
Details
Section titled “Details”| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| in sector | Steel Manufacturing (Sectors Taxonomy) |
| closeMatch | Iron and Steel Production (IPCC 2006) |
| exactMatch | Q327757 |
Technical details
- IRI:
https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/EMI/Sources/ElectricArcFurnace - Kind: Taxonomy Concept
- command token: eaf
- command token: electric-arc-furnace
- command token: scrap-steel