New evidence for rejuvenation of phosphorus retention capacity in EAF steel slag

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 6191-6197

  Drizo, Aleksandra ^a   Cummings, John ^a   Weber, David ^b   Twohig, Eamon ^a   Druschel, Greg ^a   Bourke, Bill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets   (United States)

^c SteelServ Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEEDING; FURNACES; INSULATING MATERIALS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; IRON; IRON ANALYSIS; IRON RESEARCH; NONMETALS; PHOSPHORUS; SLAGS; STEEL; STEEL RESEARCH; STEEL TESTING; WAVE FILTERS;

ADSORPTIVE CAPABILITY; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFICIENCIES; DAIRY EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FULL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; IN-FIELD; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSES; NEW ZEALAND; P RETENTION; PHOSPHORUS RETENTION; RESTING PERIOD; RETENTION CAPACITY; SATURATION POINTS; SLAG MATERIALS; STEEL MAKING; STEEL MILL; STEEL SLAGS;

METAL ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; STEEL;

ADSORPTION; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILTER; FRACTIONATION; IRON; MINERALOGY; PHOSPHORUS; SLAG; STEEL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FILTER; FRACTIONATION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MINERALOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHOSPHORUS; STEEL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

AUSTRALASIA; CANADA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 49749094451     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800232r     Document Type: Article

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