Review on biomass metallurgy: Pretreatment technology, metallurgical mechanism and process design

• Published in: International journal of minerals, metallurgy and materials Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 1133 - 1149
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jianliang, Fu, Hongyuan, Liu, Yanxiang, Dang, Han, Ye, Lian, Conejo, Alberto N., Xu, Runsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alternative energy; Biomass; Biomass energy; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon offsets; Ceramics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemical reactions; Chemistry and Materials Science; Coal; Composites; Corrosion and Coatings; Economic analysis; Emissions; Energy consumption; Fossil fuels; Glass; Greenhouse gases; Heat; Industrial applications; Invited Review; Iron; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Metallurgy; Natural Materials; Pretreatment; Renewable resources; Steel industry; Steel production; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thin Films; Tribology; pretreatment technology; blast furnace ironmaking; new process design; biomass; benefit assessment; direct reduction

The metallurgy industry consumes a considerable amount of coal and fossil fuels, and its carbon dioxide emissions are increasing every year. Replacing coal with renewable, carbon-neutral biomass for metallurgical production is of great significance in reducing global carbon consumption. This study d...