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Blast Furnace Gas

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003412

A combination of gases that can be used as a fuel in certain circumstances. It is produced when iron ore is reduced to metallic iron in a blast furnace. It consists primarily of nitrogen and carbon dioxide with the flammable gases, carbon monoxide and hydrogen present in smaller amounts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003412
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003412",
  "term": "Blast Furnace Gas",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A combination of gases that can be used as a fuel in certain circumstances. It is produced when iron ore is reduced to metallic iron in a blast furnace. It consists primarily of nitrogen and carbon dioxide with the flammable gases, carbon monoxide and hydrogen present in smaller amounts.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/blast-furnace-gas/"
}

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