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Process heat accounts for two-thirds of industrial emissions. Yet talk of decarbonization often misses the engineering realities that separate viable solutions from expensive dead ends. To understand process heat and the technologies capable of providing it, I’m joined by returning guest Jesse Huebsch, a process engineer specializing in chemical plants. Our conversation ranges from steel and cement to plastics and ammonia, examining which processes can be electrified, where steam dominates, and why the most advanced high-temperature reactor designs may not be the answer. Episode title on podcast platforms: "Handling the Heat" Listen to Decouple on: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PNr3ml... • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... • Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1516526694/... • Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/ehbfrn44 • RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/23775178/podcast/rss Website: https://www.decouple.media Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:42 What is process heat? 06:13 Steel production pathways 12:17 Plastics and ethylene cracking 17:51 Ammonia and hydrogen 21:23 Grades of heat explained 27:42 High temperature gas reactors 32:37 Exotic alloys and heat exchangers 35:55 Siting reactors near chemical plants 40:31 The Dow X-Energy approach 42:14 Why steam wins 46:36 What 565°C steam unlocks 50:54 Oxygen intensification 54:50 Flexibility and intermittency 56:44 Electric arc heating 59:37 The long road to 2050 1:04:36 Peak heating demand 1:06:20 China's hybrid reactor strategy 1:09:10 Closing thoughts