blast furnace gas (English, noun)
expansion: blast furnace gas (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: A gaseous, low calorific value by-product of blast furnaces generated when the iron ore is reduced with coke to metallic iron; commonly used as fuel within the steel works in which the gas is generated. The gas consists chiefly of nonflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide (the flammable component).
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: blast-furnace gas
tags: alternative