What is the use of limestone in a blast furnace? | Yoo ...
Sep 16, 2008· The formula is CaO + SiO(2) = CaSiO(3). This is molten at blast furnace temperatures and floats on top of the molten iron. It is then removed and cooled into hardened slag. Thus, the lime from limestone combines with the silica and allows the separation of the iron from the silica impurities.