RE:RE:RE:RE:Electric Smelter layoffs due to high cost/Supply @greasemonkies
I am not a scientist... so...
As for patents, the article does not mention that, however, I am sure it will be something worth patenting if the process is proved to be successful...
https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/noront-considers-building-small-scale-ferrochrome-pilot-plant-in-sudbury-1850751
from the above article.
"It's a Hatch design, designed here in Ontario. It's designed to minimize what is probably the most serious of the environmental concerns, the production of hexavalent chrome, which is an absolutely known carcinogen. And therefore if you're going to do this, you've got to do it in a very responsible manner that minimizes the production of hexavalent chrome, which we believe we are in a position to do and we have an approach to do so. You want to make sure we maximize dust capture with state-of-the-art dust management systems."