Aluminium is added in Bessemer process to remove certain impurities, but not in L−D process. This is because:
A
pure oxygen is passed in Bessemer process
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B
pure oxygen is passed in L−D process
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C
air is passed in L−D process
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D
of addition of spiegel in Bessemer process
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Solution
The correct option is D pure oxygen is passed in L−D process The main impurity in Pig Iron is carbon. In Bessemer process, the carbon converts to Al4C3 by adding aluminium to it. But in L−D process, pure oxygen is passed. So carbon converts to CO2 and goes away from Pig Iron.