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Sudhir Sahu
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Why dolomite is added to blast furnace ?

Why dolomite is added to blast furnace ?
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    1. Copper Undergrad. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

      Dolomite [CaCO3.MgCO3] is added in Blast Furnace as Fluxing agent. The main action of flux is to react with impurities(gangue) and take them into slag phase so that pure metal can left behind and can be seperated easily. Flux + Gangue ---> Slag

      Dolomite [CaCO3.MgCO3] is added in Blast Furnace as Fluxing agent.

      The main action of flux is to react with impurities(gangue) and take them into slag phase so that pure metal can left behind and can be seperated easily.

      Flux + Gangue —> Slag

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    2. I think dolomite control the sulphur contain and use as a flux material

      I think dolomite control the sulphur contain and use as a flux material

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