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China’s ‘explosive’ ironmaking breakthrough achieves 3,600-fold speed boost (www.scmp.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

According to calculations by Zhang and his colleagues, the new technology could improve the energy use efficiency of China’s steel industry by more than one-third. As it eliminates the need for coal entirely, it would also enable the steel industry to achieve the coveted goal of “near-zero carbon dioxide emissions”, Zhang’s team added.

This is great news!