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What is coke for in a blast furnace?
the Coke supplies carbon monoxide to reduce the ore in a blast furnace and supplies heat to melt the iron.
Why is hot air blasted into a blast furnace?
Hot air is blasted into the blast furnace to burn the coke (a cheap form of carbon) added to form carbon dioxide.
What is the large vessel in which the extraction of iron by carbon reduction is carried out?
Blast Furnace
What is the word equation for coke in a blast furnace?
(Extraction of Iron in a Blast Furnace: Step 1 and Step 2)Coke reacts with oxygen from the air to form carbon dioxide and a lot of heat.Carbon + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + heatC(s) + O2(g) -> CO2(g)Carbon dioxide reacts with more coke to form carbon monoxideCarbon Dioxide + Carbon -> Carbon MonoxideCO2(g) + C(s) -> 2CO(g)
Oversize Quartzite effect on Blast Furnace coke rate?
to reduce basicity
What is the waste gas produced in the blast furnace?
The waste gas produced in the blast furnace is primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) along with other gases such as carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx).
How is steel different from blast furnace iron?
Blast furnace iron is pure iron. It isn't mixed with any other elements. In steel, iron is mixed with small amounts of carbon.
What industrial plant is iron extracted from?
Iron is primarily extracted from iron ore in a blast furnace at an iron and steel plant. The iron ore is first processed into iron oxide, which is then reduced to metallic iron using carbon as a reducing agent in the blast furnace.
What is the German word for blast furnace?
Blast furnace = Hochofen
What is use of mud carbon in blast furnace?
Mudgun is hydraulically operated machine that is used to close the tap hole of the blast furnace after draining out the metal / slag from the furnace from time to time. It is heavy equipment and the most critical of all the equipments used in blast furnace. The failure of the machine will lead to shut down of the furnace to close the tap hole.
Is a blast furnace oxidation?
NO!!! Its primary purpose is to REDUCE iron ore to iron. Iron ore is the commercial name for iron(III)oxide ( Ferric Oxide). (Fe2O3) In the Blast Furnace , carbon forms carbon monoxide. , from the coke(carbon) and oxygen ( hot air blast). 2C + O2 = 2CO CO(carbon monoxide) is a very good reducing agent. Hence Fe2O3 + 3CO = 2Fe + 3CO2 The CO2 is not released into the atmosphere, but undergoes reduction to form more CO. NB THere are many more secondary reactions going on in the Blast Furnace.
What is Blast Furnace?
A blast furnace is used to extract iron from its ore.
