The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Kunwar Shivam Pratap to the team as DC8 at Heraeus Electro-Nite.
Kunwar will research the development and integration of advanced online hydrogen measurement technologies within the Hydrogen-Plasma Smelting Reduction process. As part of the HELIOS project, he will be working as a Doctoral Researcher in the Innovation department at Heraeus Electro-Nite in Belgium while pursuing his PhD at Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria.
This research aims to develop a robust system equipped with advanced sensor technologies, capable of continuously measuring the dissolved gases as hydrogen in liquid steel to online monitor the HPSR process. This project also extends to the development of measurement technology for Plasma Arc temperature and analyzing the furnace environment to fully assess the extreme conditions of the HPSR process. The integration of this advanced developed system to the Hydrogen plasma smelting furnaces will aid in the full optimization of the HPSR process.
Kunwar is a young researcher who has worked at Jindal Steel and Power, an Integrated Steel Plant from India, as Assistant Manager-Research & Development for 2 years. He completed his education in India: a Bachelor of Technology with Honors in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and a Master of Technology in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He has worked on different projects during his education and previous employment on topics like self-healing polymer, ceramic foams, biomedical β-Titanium alloy, pelletization of iron ore and DRI fines, Direct CO2 Emission factor analysis, Soda-ash pilot plant (CO2 utilization), with current research interests in Green Steel, Advanced Measurement & Sensing Technologies, Hydrogen-Plasma Furnaces, Materials Characterization, Clean Energy And Sustainable Growth Strategies.
For more details about the HELIOS Project (Doctoral Network on the adoption of Hydrogen mEtalLurgy In the climate-neutral production Of Steel) please visit the Project page.
