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Write down the reactions taking place in different zones in the blast furnace during the extraction of iron.

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  1. Reactions in different temperature zone of blast furnace:

At 500 – 800 K

  • 2Fe2O3 + CO → 2Fe2O3 + CO2
  • Fe3O4 + 4CO → 3Fe + 4CO2
  • Fe2O3 + CO → 2FeO + CO2

At 900 K – 1500K

  • C + CO2 → 2CO
  • FeO + CO → Fe + CO2
  • C + O2 → CO2

Above 1570 K – coke acts as reducing agent and CaCO3 acts as flux

  • FeO + C → Fe + CO
  • CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
  • CaO + SiO2 → CaSiO3 (Slag)


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