Boston Metal recently commissioned its multi-inert anode Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) industrial cell, pictured here, for green steel production. The successful commissioning of the cell is said to prove the scalability of the company’s MOE technology for efficient decarbonization of steel. (Photo courtesy Boston Metal/Globe Newswire)
The company’s technology is said to enable scalable production of pure liquid iron without emitting CO2.
BOSTON—Boston Metal reported that it successfully commissioned its multi-inert anode Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) industrial cell for green steel production, achieving what the company called “a crucial green steel milestone.”
Headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, Boston Metal is a developer of steel decarbonization technology. The company is commercializing Molten Oxide Electrolysis, a tonnage metals platform technology powered by electricity, to “unlock critical metals and revolutionize steel production,” according to a release from Boston Metal.
“Molten Oxide Electrolysis provides the metals industry with a scalable, cost-competitive, and green technology for producing steel and other critical metals from a variety of feedstocks and iron ore grades,” the company stated in the release.
The successful commissioning of the industrial cell is said to de-risk Boston Metal’s MOE platform technology and validate the performance of the inert anode, described as “the essential element of MOE.” By allowing scalable production of pure liquid iron without emitting CO2, the inert anode enables efficient production of green steel at commercial scale.
“Boston Metal is redefining steelmaking with a direct and cost-competitive modular technology that yields zero-emission steel,” the release stated. “MOE Steel provides a one-step process to convert all iron ore grades to high-quality liquid metal—an advantage that protects against the scarcity and price volatility of premium ores. Eliminating the many industrial processes associated with steelmaking at traditional steel mills, MOE does not require coke production, iron ore sintering and pelletizing, blast furnace reduction, or basic oxygen furnace refinement.”
The company plans to license its highly customizable steel manufacturing technology—reportedly capable of scaling from thousands to millions of tons of output—to a global customer base of steel manufacturers. They, in turn, can produce “profitable green steel while increasing economic opportunities across the steel value chain,” according to Boston Metal.
“We are the only company with a direct and scalable approach to more efficient and clean steelmaking, and I can now say that tonnage steel is flowing from our multi-inert anode MOE cell,” said Tadeu Carneiro, CEO of Boston Metal, in the release. “With this milestone, we are taking a major step forward in making green steel a reality and we’re doing it right here in the U.S., demonstrating the critical innovation that can enhance domestic manufacturing.”
Boston Metal also stated in the release that it is mobilizing plans to establish its chromium metal facility. The project is “crucial to onshoring advanced manufacturing of this high-priority metal to U.S. soil and securing the supply chain for MOE Steel,” the company said.