[TheForge] eucalyptus charcoal

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Just how much carbon do they stuff into those pigs anyway?

schade at acegroup.cc wrote:
> At the Nucor website 
> http://nucor.com/enviropages/articles/03-RenewableCarbonSource they show 
> the "Net Loss to the Environment" as 1.1 tons of CO2 per ton of Pig Iron 
> using eucalyptus charcoal. v. 2.2 tons of CO2 per ton of Pig Iron using 
> "the traditional method".
> 
> Bob
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> On Aug 18, 2005, at 1:57 PM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> 
>> Hmmm,
>>
>> Cabon dioxide make the trees grow.  Trees are cut down and burned, 
>> ultimately, to carbon dioxide.  So where does this excess carbon 
>> dioxide go - tree roots?
>>
>> Bruce
>> NJ
>>
>>>>> schade at acegroup.cc 8/18/2005 10:13:38 AM >>>
>>
>> CVRD and NUCOR Announce Pig Iron Project
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> "The use of a cultivated forest to produce charcoal allows for an
>> environmentally friendly approach to pig iron production since the
>> forest will consume more carbon dioxide than will be emitted by the
>> mini-blast furnaces." stated Dan DiMicco, NUCOR Vice Chairman,
>> President and CEO.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>
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