sponge iron | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com A digital destination to share knowledge and industry insights on compressed air Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.elgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ELGi-favicon.jpg sponge iron | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com 32 32 Steel industry made of sponge! https://blog.elgi.com/application-stories/steel-industry-made-of-sponge/ Tue, 28 May 2019 11:45:10 +0000 http://blog.elgi.com/?p=3495 One of the most popular culinary art techniques used to whip up gastronomic delights is the art of reduction. This basic technique involves simmering or boiling a liquid mixture like soup, sauce, wine, or juice to thicken it. Reduction is an excellent way to infuse bolder and more intense flavor to a culinary creation. This … Continue reading Steel industry made of sponge!

The post Steel industry made of sponge! first appeared on ELGi.]]> One of the most popular culinary art techniques used to whip up gastronomic delights is the art of reduction. This basic technique involves simmering or boiling a liquid mixture like soup, sauce, wine, or juice to thicken it. Reduction is an excellent way to infuse bolder and more intense flavor to a culinary creation.

This same principle is being used in industrial applications to create a raw material calledsponge iron or DirectReduced Iron (DRI). It is elementary for the generation of steel or iron-based items. Sponge iron is produced from the direct reduction of iron ore to iron by a reducing gas or elemental carbon produced from natural gas or coal. When the iron ore is reduced, oxygen content in the ore is eliminated. This leaves void spaces in the ore that give it a porous or spongy look. Hence the sobriquet ‘sponge iron’.

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