Steel is produced from molten iron in a basic oxygen furnace, or by melting direct reduced iron in an electric arc furnace. The processes are based on the removal of carbon by oxidation.
Carbon is removed from the iron feedstock in the form of carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Measuring these oxides in the furnace off-gas is vital for process control.
Real-time gas analysis is essential for process control in these steelmaking techniques. Steel process gases will contain carbon oxides, oxygen, nitrogen, argon, water and residual metals, so a multi-component solution is required.
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