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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Rice could be key ingredient to cutting steel emissions

The CSIRO and Indian Institute of Science have been working together on the technology. (HANDOUT/CSIRO)

Leftover rice could be the key ingredient to halving carbon emissions from iron and steel production, according to a trial led by Australian researchers.

The CSIRO and Indian Institute of Science revealed the findings on Tuesday from tests in which rice husk pellets were substituted for the coal that's typically used to produce steel. 

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