EXTRACTION OF IRON IN A BLAST FURNACE reduction .
EXTRACTION OF IRON IN A BLAST FURNACE Iron is also below carbon in the reactivity series, so therefore carbon can be used to reduce it (note: reduction can also mean to remove the oxygen from a compound). This is done in a blast furnace. The most common ore of iron is called haematite (iron(iii) oxide). Its formula is Fe 2 O 3.