At present, orchid charcoal is still mainly used for industrial use, and civil use has just started, but the days are getting better and better. Because blue charcoal is much more expensive than ordinary raw coal, it is difficult for ordinary people to give up raw coal and use blue charcoal without government promotion and subsidies (clean coal subsidies). Coupled with the impact of policies, such as the conversion of coal to electricity in the suburbs of Beijing, it also blocked the way for ordinary people in the capital to use blue carbon, and blue carbon cannot be used no matter how clean it is.

However, in the civilian markets in Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong and other places outside Beijing, orchid charcoal has been used for heating in winter, which is related to the local subsidy policy.

Following, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China officially released the "Technical Guidelines for Comprehensive Treatment of Civil Coal Combustion Pollution (for Trial Implementation)" (October 22, 2016), marking that the remarkable effect of orchid carbon replacing coal burning in air pollution control has been recognized at the national level. Recognition and support, the market prospect of blue carbon is bright.

Common coke products are mostly used in blast furnace ironmaking and casting and other metallurgical industries, while blue carbon cannot be used in blast furnace production due to its relatively poor strength and crush resistance. However, in the industries of ferroalloy, calcium carbide, fertilizer, raw materials and auxiliary materials for the chemical industry, calcium carbide and ferroalloy manufacturers are still the main buyers at present.

Blue carbon can completely replace ordinary coke, sometimes called "metallurgical coke". And the quality is better than many national standards for metallurgical coke, foundry coke and ferroalloy special coke, so blue carbon has higher application value in improving the quality of downstream products, saving energy, reducing production costs, and increasing output; Carbon also has development potential in blast furnace injection, production of carbonized materials, and activated carbon. Blue charcoal has a wide range of applications, especially in terms of carbonaceous reductant, it has unique properties, and its economic advantages are very obvious.

In addition, the application of blue carbon in reducing agent, adsorbent material, blast furnace injection and other fields is also expanding. "As an environmentally friendly fuel, blue charcoal is better than bituminous coal and anthracite in all indicators. The waste residue, waste gas and waste water produced by blue carbon in the medium and low temperature dry distillation process have been recycled in local enterprises and have great market potential. At present, blue carbon has great market potential. The industry has realized the efficient conversion of coal energy into solid, liquid and gaseous energy.”.