NEAR-ZERO CARBON DIRECT IRON PRODUCTION FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE USING CHEMICAL LOOPING WITH HYDROGEN CO-PRODUCTION INDUSTRIALIZATION AND STEEL PRODUCTION ARE CO-DEPENDENT AND INTEGRAL TO CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS, MAKING THE DECARBONIZATION OF STEEL PRODUCTION NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE CARBON REDUCTION GOALS. CURRENTLY, 8-10% OF GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS ARE DERIVED FROM STEEL PRODUCTION. THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR DECARBONIZATION AND ENERGY ADVANCEMENT (UK IDEA) PROPOSES A CHEMICAL LOOPING PROCESS USING RED MUD, AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE RESOURCE, FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION, DIRECT IRON PRODUCTION, AND CARBON CAPTURE TOWARDS DECARBONIZING STEEL MANUFACTURING