Comparison of electric arc furnace dust treatment technologies using exergy efficiency

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 152-167

  Suetens, Thomas ^a   Klaasen, Bart ^a   Van Acker, Karel ^a   Blanpain, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electric arc furnace dust; Exergy analysis; In process separation; Rotary hearth; Waelz Kiln; Zinc recycling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE DUST; EXERGY ANALYSIS; IN-PROCESS SEPARATIONS; ROTARY HEARTHS; WAELZ KILNS;

DUST CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; KILNS; METAL RECOVERY; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; OPEN HEARTH FURNACES; TECHNOLOGY; ZINC;

EXERGY;

EID: 84893753176     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.053     Document Type: Article

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