basic oxygen furnace
Molten metal converter
A basic oxygen furnace is an industrial vessel for converting molten pig iron into steel by blowing pure oxygen through the metal.
The oxygen reacts with carbon and other impurities, burning them off.
The process largely replaced older open-hearth methods in the mid-20th century and now produces most of the world's steel.
- scrap metalDiscarded reusable iron and steel
- carbon emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- decarburizationRemoval of carbon from metal
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- steelmakingIndustrial alloy production
converter · continuous casting · carbon steel · ladle metallurgy · alloying · exothermic reaction · air pollution control · iron ore · stainless steel · steel mill · tapping · pig iron · molten steel · ladle · ingot · smelting · mill · crucible
- Steel Industrysteel mills, steel workers, blast furnaces, US Steel, U.S. Steel
- steelmakingmolten steel, steel production, steel mills, steel mill, pig iron
- smeltingsmelting, smelter, ore, slag, flux
- steel millcoke oven, ladle, molten steel, pig iron, steel beam