where CO 2 and CO stand for the concentration of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the top gas. This factor reflects the amount of indirect and direct reduction reactions of the iron oxide and ranges between – The higher the value of ETACO is, the more efficient the BF operation is, which indies that the oxygen is removed from the ore using less coke and coal (Geerdes et al ...
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