How Much CO2 Gets Emitted to Build a ...
· The blast furnace consumes 4,500 Kg of air. The temperature at the core of the blast furnace reaches nearly 1,600 degrees C (about 3,000 degrees F). The pig iron is then transferred to the basic oxygen furnace to make steel. 1,350 Kg of CO2 is emitted per 1,000 Kg pig iron produced. A further 1,460 Kg CO2 is emitted per 1,000 Kg of Steel ...