blast furnace
noun
: a furnace in which combustion is forced by a current of air under pressure
especially
: one for the reduction of iron ore
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Steel worker at the blast furnace tap of the at the Salzgitter AG steelworks on March 02, 2020 in Salzgitter, Germany.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Tata Steel has commissioned the country’s first CO2 capture plant from blast furnace gas in the private sector.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Its coal powers blast furnaces of steel plants across the country.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
Plenty more blast furnaces are in the pipeline, too.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 June 2024
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Tata Steel has commissioned the country’s first CO2 capture plant from blast furnace gas in the private sector.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Its coal powers blast furnaces of steel plants across the country.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
Plenty more blast furnaces are in the pipeline, too.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 June 2024
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“Blast furnace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blast%20furnace. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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