Up to 1709, furnaces could only use charcoal to produce iron. However, wood (which is what charcoal is made from) was becoming more expensive, as forests were being cleared for farmland and timber.

C(s) + O 2 (g) → CO 2 (g) Step 2 – More coke is added to the furnace and reduces the carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a good reducing agent. In the blast furnace, it is so hot that carbon ...

Cleveland-Cliffs is looking to replace a blast furnace at an Ohio steel mill with a transformative new technology.

Photo courtesy of U.S. Steel Corp. Tokyo-based Nippon Steel Corp. (NSC), which is attempting to acquire United States Steel Corp., intends to invest $1.3 billion to protect and increase production ...

A 800ft (250m) exclusion zone was put in place for the levelling of the Redcar blast furnace, the casting houses, the dust catcher and conveyors. Air horns were sounded at about 09:00 GMT shortly ...

The American steel manufacturing sector continues to contract as Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel moves closer to permanently shutting down its last operating blast furnace in Granite City, Illinois.

The last molten iron will be tapped from Blast Furnace 5 this week Loud noises and large plumes of steam will be visible above the Port Talbot steelworks as one of its historic furnaces is closed ...

A furnace is the heat source of a home. It’s vital to have this type of heating system in working order, especially if you live in an area known for its cold winters. The average cost of ...

Visakhapatnam: The steel plant of RINL is facing a serious crisis with the second blast furnace Annapurna blowed down on Thursday. Sources said the raw material stocks were dwindling with no help ...