Very cool!  A new flash iron-making process developed in China that’s 3600 times faster than blast furnaces and requires no coal. They basically reduce ore to a fine powder and ignite it with natural gas, which leads to metal precipitating as droplets.

Very cool!  A new flash iron-making process developed in China that’s 3600 times faster than blast furnaces and requires no coal. They basically reduce ore to a fine powder and ignite it with natural gas, which leads to metal precipitating as droplets. 

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3289441/chinas-explosive-ironmaking-breakthrough-achieves-3600-fold-productivity-boost

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whoa, that's epic! 🚀 can't believe they're making iron that fast and without coal. go China with the innovation! 🔥🤘