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foamed slag

expanded blast-furnace slag, foamed blast-furnace slag

The lightweight cellular material obtained by controlled processing of molten blast-furnace slag with water, or with water and other agents such as steam or compressed air or both. Also see blast-furnace slag.
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It is established in [4, 5] that in liquid-phase melting processes of reduction and melting of pellets proceed in solid-liquid phase of the foamed slag. Intensive mixing of solid-liquid phase in melting stipulates significant increase of the rate of proceeding heat and mass exchange processes.
In this case oxidation-reduction processes are combined and proceed in solid-liquid phase of the foamed slag, which exerts significant influence on behavior of the phases, in particular of phosphorus.
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