This workshop aims to illustrate the transition of the European metallurgical industry and the role biomass and biomass-derived products can play.

Issues may be related to the volatility of biomass and biocarbon, economic feasibility of biocarbon utilization, key properties of biocarbon for the metal industry, supply chain of biocarbon, biocarbon storage, handling and transportation and ISO standards.

In two and a half hours, Electric Arc Furnaces and Cupola Furnaces will be presented and their role for industry described. At present, both industrial processes use fossil-coal derived products which are a burden for the carbon dioxide balance. In future, biomass-derived coal products will have to close the gap. In this context, the workshop will look at biochar from the pyrolysis process and hydrochar from hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). Presenters come from Industry and Academia.

The workshop consists of two similar sessions: three short presentations of 15 min and a panel discussion of 30 min. In the first session, the situation in metallurgical industry is discussed and the second one explains possible solutions.

After the workshop, the organizers offer a visit, free of charge, to an industrial pilot plant for hydrothermal carbonization which is a 20-minutes bus trip away from the congress venue.

The tour will end again to the congress center and will take two hours.

Conference or visitor pass registration is mandatory.
Please note that this programme may be subject to alteration and the organisers reserve the right to do so without giving prior notice.