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This paper also adds information on absolute energy usage and per kilogram produced. http://web.mit.edu/ebm/www/Publications/energy_required.pdf http://web.mit
by femto 7y ago
This paper also adds information on absolute energy usage and per kilogram produced.
http://web.mit.edu/ebm/www/Publications/energy_required.pdf http://web.mit.edu/ebm/www/Publications/energy_required.pdf
- Gibbon1 7y agoI've found this paper tantalizing. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222566309_Electrowinning_of_iron_from_sulphate_solutions https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222566309_Electrowi... ""High purity iron was produced, with a current yield of 85% and a power consumption of 4.25 kWh/kg iron."" If you run numbers you get energy costs of about $400-$500/ton.