[TheForge] eucalyptus charcoal

[kevin donahoe]

OK, looked it up, gray cast iron runs 2.8-3.5%... can't find what the pig
iron is in my book.

I'd say that's a lot of eucalyptus tree in that pig.

Kevin D

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 This leaves a lot of carbon unaccounted for...
 or they are producing a lot more iron per unit charcoal than I'd
 have guessed....PF

 kevin donahoe wrote:
 > about 2%?
 >
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 >  Phoebe Palmer
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 >
 >
 >  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".
 >  >
 >
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