Carbon Neutrality Frontiers (CNF) is a gold open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research articles and invited reviews in the interdisciplinary fields of carbon neutrality science and metallurgical engineering worldwide.

CNF mainly focuses on the theories, methods, techniques, experiences and cases involving green, low-carbon and sustainability issues. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Green low-carbon metallurgy

  • Low-carbon ironmaking/steelmaking

  • Fundamental theory for low-carbon ironmaking/steelmaking

  • Low-carbon raw materials preparation for ironmaking/steelmaking

  • Low-carbon blast furnace ironmaking

  • Hydrogen based Direct reduction

  • Hydrogen based smelting reduction

  • Ironmaking with plasma

  • Any ironmaking/steelmaking process based on new energy

• Near net shape manufacturing

  • Thin slab casting and direct rolling, Process, Equipment and Materials

  • Stripcasting process, equipment and materials

  • Planar flow casting, process, equipment and materials

• Recycling of metal materials

  • High-quality recycling of scrap steel

  • High-quality recycling of aluminum alloys

  • High-quality recycling of copper alloys

• High-performance low-carbon materials

  • Advanced high strength steels

  • High-performance lightweight alloys

• New energy and energy storage

  • Efficient utilization of new energy in end-use sector

  • Industrial scale multi-mode energy storage

  • Multi-sourced energy system with intelligent utilization

  • Systematic improvement of industry energy efficiency

• Life cycle assessment