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4 EXTRACTION AND
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
OF IRON
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EXTRACTION OF IRON
GENERAL PROCESS
• continuous
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EXTRACTION OF IRON
RAW MATERIALS
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THE BLAST FURNACE
G
IN THE BLAST
FURNACE IRON ORE
IS REDUCED TO IRON.
A
THE REACTION IS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE C
CARBON IS ABOVE IRON
IN THE REACTIVITY
SERIES D
COKE, LIMESTONE
Now move the
AND IRON ORE ARE cursor away
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THE BLAST FURNACE
C + O2 CO2
OXYGEN IN THE AIR
REACTS WITH CARBON IN
THE COKE. THE REACTION
IS HIGHLY EXOTHERMIC B B
AND GIVES OUT HEAT.
C + CO2 2CO
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THE BLAST FURNACE
THE CARBON
MONOXIDE REDUCES
THE IRON OXIDE
REDUCTION INVOLVES
REMOVING OXYGEN
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THE BLAST FURNACE
CAST IRON
G
HOT WASTE GASES
ARE RECYCLED TO
AVOID POLLUTION
AND SAVE ENERGY
RECAP
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SLAG PRODUCTION
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SLAG PRODUCTION
EQUATIONS
SULPHUR DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE
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LIMITATIONS OF CARBON REDUCTION
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STEEL MAKING
Iron produced in the blast furnace is very brittle due to the high
amount of carbon it contains.
Removal of impurities
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