what is the practical value of Fe2O3 + 3CO -- 2Fe + 3CO2, or manufacturing iron/course iron?
The practical value of this reaction is that without this reaction, it would not be posible to produce iron from its ores. This is the basis on which the blast furnace works. The iron ore with coke is added to the top of the furnace. Very hot air is blasted through the furnace In the furnace, the coke reacts with oxygen in the air blast to produce carbon monoxide: 2 C + O2 → 2 CO The carbon monoxide reduces the iron ore (in the chemical equation below, hematite) to molten iron, becoming carbon dioxide in the process: 3 CO + Fe2O3 → 2 Fe + 3 CO2 And so our iron metal is produced. Other raw materials such as limestone are also added, but I did not want to complicate the answer.
The practical value of this reaction is that without this reaction, it would not be posible to produce iron from its ores. This is the basis on which the blast furnace works. The iron ore with coke is added to the top of the furnace. Very hot air is blasted through the furnace In the furnace, the coke reacts with oxygen in the air blast to produce carbon monoxide: 2 C + O2 → 2 CO The carbon monoxide reduces the iron ore (in the chemical equation below, hematite) to molten iron, becoming carbon dioxide in the process: 3 CO + Fe2O3 → 2 Fe + 3 CO2 And so our iron metal is produced. Other raw materials such as limestone are also added, but I did not want to complicate the answer.
