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Bio Sponge Iron

 The Bio Sponge Iron project aims to develop a new integrated system for the reduction of iron from its parental oxides through the exploitation of renewable electricity and biochar to obtain a steelmaking route featured by a neutral carbon footprint.

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Technical and technological Challenges

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Challenge 1

Highly endothermic reduction reaction of Fe2O3-Fe3O4-FeOx with the C contained in biochar 

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Challenge 2

Movement of briquettes heated at 1300°C along the tunnel equipped with the heating elements

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Challenge 3

Protection of the reduced briquettes from re-oxidation

Project Coordinated by RINA Consulting - Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA

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Start date: 1st May 2026

End date: 31st October 2029

Topic: RFCS-2025-CSP

Total Eligible costs: 4.976.433,96 €

Max. EU grant contribution: 2.488.216,00€

This project has received funding from the European Union’s RFCS programme under Grant Agreement n°101254460

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