In general, smelter slags may not contain a high enough concentration of the metal of value to be returned to the smelter. Slags are typically cleaned to recover the remaining metal of value and are then disposed of in landfills or tailings ponds.
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A slag heap from Zn-Pb ore smelting (Świętochłowice, Upper Silesia, Poland) was disturbed during recent slag removal and the freshly uncovered surfaces are examined in this study.
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Copper smelting slag, as one of the by-products of copper smelter, is classified as hazardous waste in most regions in the world. Depending on the smelting technology, the amount of produced copper smelting slag is in the range of 1.37–2.85 tons per ton of copper with an average value of 1.98 [1].Based on USGS data [2], the global copper metal production from …
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E-scrap is shipped in bulk from recycling depots to KC Recycling, located a few kilometres south of Trail, which breaks up old automotive batteries for lead smelter feed. …
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Zinc smelting slag is generated by the zinc pyrometallurgical process. In general, total contents of zinc and lead of the zinc smelting slag are about 5–15%, while the contents of rare and noble metals are very low [].Therefore, it is not economic for the recovery of valuable metals from the zinc smelting slag by the traditional hydrometallurgical processes (including …
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copper residue in copper smelting production, Najimi and Shi et al. used this slag as an additive to replace iron pow - der in the production of building materials (Najimi et al. 2011; Shi et al. 2008). However, the secondary solid waste recycling and disposal process still has a potential impact on the environment.
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A smelting plant in Bor extract copper from copper ores and copper concentrates by a pyro metallurgical process. ... A metallurgical flux is a chemical that is added to combine with gangue during ore and concentrate smelting, to form a slag that can be separated from the metal. ... '. Minerals Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.11.005 ...
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These exist in copper slag mainly in the form of fayalite (2FeO ·SiO 2). This study was intended to recover pig iron from the copper smelting slag by reduction smelting method. At the reaction temperature of below 1400°С the whole copper smelting slag was not smelted, and some agglomerated, showing a mass in a sponge form.
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Copper smelting slag is produced from copper pyrometallurgy (both smelting and converting stages), usually grading at 0.3-3%. The slag may also contains lead & zinc minerals like galena, sphalerite. Copper mainly dwells in the slag in the form of bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, and metallic copper.
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The utilization rate of SS exceeds that of LFS due to its lower basicity, although it remains considerably lower than the rates observed in developed countries in Europe and the United States, standing at approximately 30 % [4].Currently, the internal recycling of SS predominantly takes place within the smelting production process, serving purposes such as …
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As finite mineral resources dwindle and the need for ore waste recycling increases, new methods are being developed to increase the mineral yield of this process. Slag is the …
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Knowing that the largest market for lead is the automotive battery industry, the Brunswick smelter includes a lead-acid battery recycling circuit, installed in 1996. Virtually all scrap batteries available in the Maritimes, 10,000 tonnes per year, pass through this plant. They are crushed and washed to separate the plastic and metal.
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Considering lead concentrate smelting as an example, a primary lead smelting system production of 1 t of lead will discharge 7100 kg of lead slag (Hou, 2011). At the secondary lead recycling process, for each ton of metallic lead produced, 100–350 kg of slag are generated (Kreusch et al., 2007).
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Primary smelting and refining processes produce metals directly from ores, while secondary smelting and refining processes produce metals from scrap and process wastes. Most primary smelters have the technical capability to …
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1 INTRODUCTION. Blast furnace slag (BFS) and steel slag (SS), as industrial solid wastes produced in the process of steel-making, account for 80%–90% of the total smelting slag. [] BFS accounts for about 30% of pig iron output, [] while SS accounts for 10%–15% of the crude steel output. [] SS comprises various slags, including basic oxygen furnace slag (BOFS) (or …
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Discover how recycling wrought iron slag can lead to sustainable industrial practices, reducing waste and promoting the use of eco-friendly materials like mild steel. ... Smelting: Slag obtained after the sorting is put into a smelting furnace and heated to a high temperature. Heating melts the slag and causes separation of all the metallic ...
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Rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF) is a well-proven technology for smelting nickel laterite into ferronickel [6]. The process consisted of ore drying in a rotary dryer, as expressed in reaction ...
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We provide an overview of the current status of research on reprocessing of nickel waste tailings, describe the current condition of the tailings, and set forth an important economic goal — freeing up land occupied by tailings and reducing impacts of human activity on the environment. We study the structure, chemical composition, and phase composition of slag …
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The copper mining and smelting operations started up in 1955, at the company-built town of Murdochville in the Gasp region of eastern Quebec. The ore reserves were mined out over 45 years, and the mines and concentrator finally closed last October, leaving the smelter as a custom operation.
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The common management options for copper slag are recycling of production of value added products such as abrasive tools, roofing granules, cutting tools, abrasive, tiles, glass, road-base construction, railroad ballast, asphalt pavements and etc,. ... Each copper smelting plant produces in average during this specific process more than 18,000 ...
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Section 2 includes (1) an expanded narrative for the Smelter and Refining Building and general activities within the Smelting Works. It draws upon additional archival materials from the MTU and KNHP
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Attempts have also been made by several researchers to prepare copper slag-derived ceramics [22][23][24][25]. However, this recycling method causes a waste of valuable metals since copper slag ...
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Despite this, many smelting enterprises possess limited recycling and treatment capabilities. For instance, a domestic copper refining enterprise generates hundreds of tons of copper slag annually, yet only a minimal amount can be sold to cement plants at a low price of 30 yuan per ton, exacerbated by the high treatment costs, so smelting enterprises mostly choose …
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In 2023, 69% of the ore produced by Vale was natural moisture. In addition, of the remaining 31% of tailings generated, around half (15.5%) were filtered and disposed of in dry piles or pits. …
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Despite the large and challenging volume of steel slag production, it can be effectively recycled through methods such as mechanical, chemical (such as dissolution, …
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Although the plants reuse the waste heat of exhaust gas and hot smelting slag to improve the energy efficiency of the process (Liu et al., 2016; Bruckner et al., 2015; Rong et al., 2017), much greater reductions in the energy consumption could be achieved by decreasing the smelting temperature (Khoo et al., 2017).
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China's copper ore grade for smelting). China's output of copper slag is up to 15 ... smelting slag particles with finer size do not imply that they show or exhibits better ... calcium-ferrite-based slags made in continuous pilot plant smelting trials. Miner. Eng. 17(4), 495–504 (2004) 5. K. Maweja, T. Mukongo, I. Mutombo, Cleaning of a ...
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Smelting reduction (SR) processes are the latest development in pig iron production. The SR process emerged during the 1990s. In SR processes, iron ore and coal are added directly to a metal-slag phase where the ore is reduced. The SR process combines the gasification of coal with the smelting reduction of iron ore.
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Based on the latest slag production statistics, ... the steel slag used for sintering and smelting is more than 56% and 24% of the total steel slag, respectively (Han and Wu, ... China, enriched phosphorus ore returning a high phosphorus content in steel slag is used, which, in turn, restricts the recycling rate to the sinter plants. Therefore ...
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Copper slag, generated mainly during copper smelting, and classified as a potentially harmful waste, is an important secondary resource containing not only valuable metals, such as Cu, Fe, Zn, Co and Ni, in abundant quantities, but also hazardous elements, such as Pb and As.Hence, in response of its potential economic performances and environmental …
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Smelting industries are responsible for the production of large amounts of waste materials (slag, fly ash), which are either stockpiled or potentially reused for civil engineering purposes (Ettler and Johan, 2014, Piatak et al., 2015 and references therein) or in the smelting technologies for further metal recoveries (e.g., Shen and Forssberg, 2003, Ettler et al., 2008, …
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Therefore, results of semi-industrial tests and laboratory studies provide a basis for suggesting a production scheme for combined processing of waste slag and exhausted copper electrolyte …
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Slag from the production of ferrochrome is also included here; this material is produced in substantial tonnages and the main use of ferrochrome is in the steel industry. Slags also arise from other processes, particularly the smelting of non-ferrous metals, but these materials can be very different and each needs to be studied individually.
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For example, when producing 1 ton of pig iron, 1 to 1.2 tons of slag is discharged from lean iron ore, but only 0.25 tons of slag discharged from high-grade iron ore. With the improvement of modern beneficiation and smelting technology, the amount of slag produced from per ton of pig iron has been reduced significantly.
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At present, the methods for recovering PGMs from SAC are pyro and/or hydrometallurgical methods [[10], [11], [12]].The pyrometallurgical method is widely used due to its simple process, high recovery efficiency, and wide range of cheap smelting additives [13, 14].The basic principle is that SAC, metal capture agents, and fluxes are mixed and smelted at high …
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Given China's leadership in global copper smelting, recycling substantial amounts of copper slag is considered a key strategy for environmental improvement. ... it is recommended to encourage the development of new application areas for copper slag, particularly in the production of high-value functional materials such as glass ceramics and ...
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Operations in this sector can include: process off-gas conditioning. Pollutant releases of concern associated with these operations include: slags, sludges, slimes, and other residues and …
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Keyword: Slag, nickel, waste, tailings, recycling, nickel metallurgy, iron, slag recycling. Depletion of existing ore deposits and continued growth in non-ferrous metals production have spurred sci-entific and industrial interest in using industrial waste from metallurgical enterprises in the production process as
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