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Also used for direct industrial heat and as a feedstock!

Eg. the Hybrit project produces iron sponge with electrolyzed hydrogen. So the process becomes

> (electricity + H2O) + Fe3O4 [iron ore] => Fe + H2O

instead of the usual

> C [coke] + Fe3O4 => Fe + CO2




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