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> Direct electrwinning is about 85-90% efficient. The technology for that is at a very early stage of development, only lab-scale experiments exist. (see https
by hannob 5y ago
> Direct electrwinning is about 85-90% efficient.
The technology for that is at a very early stage of development, only lab-scale experiments exist. (see https://www.siderwin-spire.eu/ https://www.siderwin-spire.eu/ )
It's decades away from any real-world use.
It's fine to look for better alternatives, but hydrogen-based stell is the technology you can start using in the next couple of years.
- Gibbon1 5y agoSome Norwegians in the 1950's ran a pilot plant for about a decade and produced 150 tons of electrowinned iron. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304386X07001685 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03043...