Engineers forge greener path to iron production

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A droplet of molten iron held by a magnet. The iron was produced by an MIT team using molten oxide electrolysis which generates no carbon dioxide gases -- only oxygen. Photo Donald Sadoway
A droplet of molten iron held by a magnet. The iron was produced by an MIT team using molten oxide electrolysis, which generates no carbon dioxide gases -- only oxygen. Photo / Donald Sadoway

MIT engineers have demonstrated an eco-friendly way to make iron. The new method eliminates the greenhouse gases usually associated with iron production.


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