Chemistry — Blast Furnace (Iron Extraction)
Reducing iron ore to molten iron.
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digraph BlastFurnace {
rankdir=TB;
node [shape=box, style=rounded];
"Iron ore (Fe2O3)" -> Furnace;
"Coke (C)" -> Furnace;
"Limestone (CaCO3)" -> Furnace;
"Hot air" -> Furnace;
Furnace -> "C + O2 -> CO2";
"C + O2 -> CO2" -> "CO2 + C -> 2CO";
"CO2 + C -> 2CO" -> "Fe2O3 + 3CO -> 2Fe + 3CO2";
"Fe2O3 + 3CO -> 2Fe + 3CO2" -> "Molten iron";
Furnace -> "CaCO3 -> CaO + CO2";
"CaCO3 -> CaO + CO2" -> "Slag (CaSiO3)";
}