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Aluminium is added in Bessemer process to remove certain impurities, but not in LD process. This is because:

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pure oxygen is passed in Bessemer process
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pure oxygen is passed in LD process
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air is passed in LD process
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of addition of spiegel in Bessemer process
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Solution

The correct option is D pure oxygen is passed in LD process
The main impurity in Pig Iron is carbon. In Bessemer process, the carbon converts to Al4C3 by adding aluminium to it. But in LD process, pure oxygen is passed. So carbon converts to CO2 and goes away from Pig Iron.

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