LowCarbon Production of Iron Steel: Technology Options ... Columbia
Price: At present, coke (coal after the coking process) is roughly 200/ton, compared with the cost of biocharcoal at 295/ton~525/ton. From a purely economic point of view, biomass cannot compete with coal today [(Suopajärvi and Fabritius, 2013)]. ... German research indicates that when using biomass coke powder to completely replace coal ...