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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One technique uses electrolysis to replace the blast furnaces and create a zero carbon form of material.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
Another chapter in Britain’s carbon-burning industrial heritage ends Sept. 30 with the closure of the last blast furnace at one of the world’s biggest steelworks, in Port Talbot, Wales.
—Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
To begin its journey into steel, the ore is placed into blast furnaces where a type of coal known as coke is burned.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
Sheen’s efforts, directed at the Port Talbot region, come five months after the closure of a blast furnace in Wales, marking the end of traditional steelmaking in the region and prompting in the widespread loss of jobs.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
Another chapter in Britain’s carbon-burning industrial heritage ends Sept. 30 with the closure of the last blast furnace at one of the world’s biggest steelworks, in Port Talbot, Wales.
—Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
To begin its journey into steel, the ore is placed into blast furnaces where a type of coal known as coke is burned.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
Sheen’s efforts, directed at the Port Talbot region, come five months after the closure of a blast furnace in Wales, marking the end of traditional steelmaking in the region and prompting in the widespread loss of jobs.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Blast furnace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blast%20furnace. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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