CaCl₂-assisted Direct Reduction of Chromite (DRC) is a potentially lower energy alternative to conventional chromite smelting to produce ferrochrome (FeCr). This study investigates the technical feasibility of substituting petroleum coke (PC) with bio-carbon (BC) as the reductant in DRC and quantifies its effects on reduction behavior, alloy characteristics, and residual phase evolution. Chromite pellets containing CaCl₂ flux and either PC or BC were reduced under controlled conditions using thermogravimetric analysis and electric tube furnace experiments with continuous off-gas monitoring. Products were characterized using various methods including 3D X-ray microtomography, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)-based quantitative mineralogy, and Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometry using an Electron Probe Microanalyzer (WDS-EPMA). BC accelerated reduction kinetics relative to PC due to its devolatilization, which generated a microporous network and increased the reactive surface area. Correspondingly, peak CO flux occurred 8 min earlier with BC during vertical tube furnace tests. BC also produced finer FeCr alloys, with 15% of alloy volume below the initial reductant particle size compared with 3% for PC, reflecting enhanced alloy densification. Alloy compositions using both reductants met high-carbon FeCr specifications. BC use also promoted the formation of non-olivine and Cl-bearing slag phases, indicating that reductant type can influence the partitioning behavior of non-alloying elements within slag phases.