AbstractsEngineering

The partial reduction of hematite to magnetic iron oxide.

by Michael. D. Sopko




Institution: McGill University
Department: Department of Engineering.
Degree: Master of Engineering.
Year: 1961
Keywords: Metallurgical Engineering.
Record ID: 1584679
Full text PDF: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile113536.pdf


Abstract

The iron and steel industry has been and still is faced with rising capital and operating costs. The capital cost of a blast furnace complete with coking ovens and all other raw material facilities is in the order of fourty million dollars and up. In addition each ton of raw material carries the cost of removal from the pit or mine, possible beneficiation costs, plus the high cast of transportation. These costs, it is to be noted, are also increasing. To meet this challenge the industry decided to embark on a twofold program of research.