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Re: blind squirrel post# 168545

Thursday, 03/01/2012 8:34:12 PM

Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:34:12 PM

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This reference explains what I am talking about clearly:

http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Oxygen.html

A couple of key quotes:

"Oxygen's most important chemical property is that it supports combustion. That is, it helps other objects to burn. "

"Metal production accounts for the greatest percentage of oxygen use. For example, oxygen is used to burn off carbon and other impurities that are in iron to make steel. A small amount of these impurities may be desirable in steel, but too much makes it brittle and unusable. The carbon and other impurities are burned off in steel-making by blasting oxygen through molten iron.

Read more: http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Oxygen.html#ixzz1nv2EyjOH";

As i posted, I participated in a project to build an oxygen storage system for a steel-making facility by taking advantage of shut-down windows to perform the necessary tie-ins. Other than those few weeks, the steel plant kept on operating.


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