Flash Ironmaking

In response to critical issues around CO2 emissions and energy in the steel industry, a new technology called Flash Ironmaking Technology has been developed. This book discusses the principles of flash ironmaking, laboratory experiments, and design and operation of a prototype flash reactor.

H. Y. Sohn is Distinguished Professor, Metallurgical Engineering at University of Utah. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests include Development of Flash Ironmaking; Plasma-Assisted Chemical Synthesis of Inorganic Nanomaterials; and Process Modeling. He received various prestigious awards and delivered numerous plenary lectures including a briefing to the U.S. Congress on environmental issues in the metallurgical industry. Dr. Sohn has co-authored 5 monographs, 36 book chapters, 5 patents, some 600 papers, co-edited 20 books and served as a Director of TMS-AIME and was a U.S. DOE Fossil Energy Lecturer.