The niche of metallurgy in design for "Sustainability"

World of Metallurgy - ERZMETALL

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 276-287

  Reuter, Markus A ^a  

^a Ausmelt Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Design for sustainability (dfr); Process metallurgy; Recycling; Top submerged lance technology; Water

Indexed keywords

AUSMELT; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; DESIGN FOR RECYCLING; DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY; DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY (DFR); E-WASTE; ENGINEERED STRUCTURES; EXCELLENT SET; METAL PRODUCTION; PROCESS METALLURGY; PURE METALS; RECYCLATES; RECYCLING RATE; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; SEAMLESS INTEGRATION; THEORETICAL BASIS; THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS; TRANSFER PROCESS; UNIT OPERATION; VOLKSWAGEN;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; FURNACES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; METALLURGY; METALS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SMELTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

EID: 72749110537     PISSN: 16132394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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