BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (URBANA-CHAMPAIGN) WITH ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY: NEW OPEN 2021 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. CONTROL NUMBER: 2459-2727 TITLE: ''A ZERO-EMISSION PROCESS FOR DIRECT REDUCTION OF IRON BY HYDROGEN PLASMA IN A ROTARY KILN REACTOR'' THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS HEREBY AWARDED TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN), WITH ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, TO DEVELOP A POTENTIALLY ZERO-CARBON IRONMAKING PROCESS THAT ELIMINATES THE USE OF COKE AND NATURAL GAS AND REQUIRES LESS ENERGY THAN CURRENT PROCESSES BY USE OF A HYDROGEN PLASMA TO REDUCE IRON ORE IN A ROTARY KILN FURNACE.