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Materials (Basel). 2021 Oct 14;14(20). doi: 10.3390/ma14206061.

High-Performance Method of Recovery of Metals from EAF Dust-Processing without Solid Waste.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

Stanisław Małecki, Krzysztof Gargul, Marek Warzecha, Grzegorz Stradomski, Artur Hutny, Mateusz Madej, Michał Dobrzyński, Ryszard Prajsnar, Grzegorz Krawiec

Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
  2. Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Czestochowa University of Technology, al. Armii Krajowej 19, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland.
  3. Przedsi?biorstwo Produkcyjno-Handlowo-Us?ugowe STILMAR, ul. Hallera 6-D, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland.
  4. Department of Metallurgy, ?ukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, ul. Sowi?skiego 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.

PMID: 34683653 PMCID: PMC8539111 DOI: 10.3390/ma14206061

Abstract

A highly effective method of the processing of steelmaking dust in an arc-resistant furnace has been presented. The aim of the research was to investigate the possibility of processing steelmaking dust in terms of waste minimization and selective recovery of valuable components. For this purpose, an electric arc resistance furnace was used. Granulated steelmaking dust with reducer (coal dust) was the input material. The products of the process are zinc oxide, iron alloy and slag, with properties meeting high ecological requirements. The technology does not generate solid waste. Zinc recovery is over 99% and iron recovery over 98%. The content of heavy metals (Zn + Pb + Cu) in glassy slag is below 0.2%, which ensures very low leachability.

Keywords: iron recycling; reduction; slag; steel; zinc recycling

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