Q-BOP is a version of the basic oxygen process. A Q-BOP furnace has no overhead oxygen lance. Instead, the oxygen is blown in through <I>tuyeres</I> (pipes) at the bottom of the furnace. Q-BOP makes steel faster than the basic oxygen process.
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