University of Oregon chemists are bringing a greener way to make iron metal for steel production closer to reality, a step ...

Iron and its alloys, such as steel and cast iron, dominate the modern world, and there’s growing demand for iron-derived ...

Reduction is the gain of electrons by a substance. It is also the loss of oxygen from a substance. For example, copper(II) oxide can be reduced to form copper when it reacts with hydrogen: ...

Scientists at the University of Oregon are working on a greener way to make iron metal—a big step toward cleaning up the steel industry, which is one of the largest sources of carbon pollution ...

C(s) + O 2 (g) → CO 2 (g) Step 2 – More coke is ... in place of carbon, to reduce the iron(III) oxide: iron(III) oxide + carbon monoxide → iron + carbon dioxide The blast furnace is a ...