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Basic oxygen process furnace

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002828

Any furnace with a refractory lining in which molten steel is produced by charging scrap metal, molten iron, and flux materials or alloy additions into a vessel and introducing a high volume of oxygen-rich gas. Open hearth, blast, and reverberatory furnaces are not included in this definition.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002828
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
AbbreviationBOPF
References40 CFR 60.141 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 60.141a (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "abbreviation": "BOPF",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 60.141 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 60.141a (CFR 2013)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/basic-oxygen-process-furnace/"
}

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