**1.3 The use of traditional and alternative carbonaceous fuels in the production of sinters**

**Type of fuel**

Oak sawdust

Oak sawdust

Pine sawdust

Pine sawdust

Nut shells

Nut shells

Nut shells

*CS = coke substitution.*

**Table 13.**

**73**

**CS [%]** **Photograph of sinter**

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> **Sintering zone**

44 Low volume of melt,

20 Low volume of melt,

50 Higher inhomogeneity, standard

Lignin 50 Low volume of melt, worse

Lignin 86 Low volume of melt,

*Characteristic of sintering of iron materials with biomass.*

Lignin 20 Standard qualitative parameters Lower emissions

20 Standard qualitative parameters Lower emissions

8 Standard qualitative parameters Lower emissions

8 Standard qualitative parameters Lower emissions

20 Standard qualitative parameters Lower emissions

unacceptable qualitative parameters

unacceptable qualitative parameters

qualitative parameters

qualitative parameters

unacceptable qualitative parameters

**Sinter characteristic Ecological**

**aspects**

of COx, SO2

Lower emissions of SO2

of COx, SO2

Lower emissions of COx, SO2

of NOx, SO2

of NOx, SO2

Lower emissions of COx, NOx, SO2

of NOx, SO2

lower emissions of COx, NOx, SO2

Lower emissions of COx, SO2
