Question

Which invention or innovation helped produce better iron?

a. using coal to smelt iron
b. using steam engines
c. the bessemer process
d. the putting out system

Answer 1

The bessemer process because the main key is removal of impurities from the iron.

Answer 2

The correct option is: c. the bessemer process

The Bessemer process was created and patented in 1855 by Henry Bessemer and was the most economical industrial process designed to manufacture steel from molten pig iron. The process consists of using oxidation to remove impurities from the pig iron by blowing air into the iron .