1. The document discusses various fuels used in blast furnaces for the production of pig iron, including metallurgical coke, natural gas, coke oven gas, and liquid oil-coal slurries. 2. Metallurgical coke is the primary fuel as it provides both heat as a reductant and carbon monoxide for the reduction of iron oxides. Physical and chemical properties of coke that impact blast furnace operations are described. 3. Alternate solid and liquid/gaseous fuels that can be used include briquetted form coke, fuel oils, natural gas, and coke oven gas injected through pipes in the stack region. The use of these alternate fuels