Process efficiency and optimisation of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) production from steel converter slag

Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization and Simulation of Energy Conversion Systems and Processes, ECOS 2012

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 218-232

  Mattila, Hannu Petteri ^a   Grigaliunaite, Inga ^a,b   Said, Arshe ^c   Filppula, Sami ^a   Fogelholm, Carl Johan ^c   Zevenhoven, Ron ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Feyecon   (Netherlands)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ammonium salt solution; Chemical thermodynamics; Mineral carbonation; PH swing process; Steel converter slag

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; NITRATES; SALTS; SOLVENTS; STEELMAKING; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMMONIUM SALT; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS; MINERAL CARBONATION; PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE; PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION; SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION; STEEL CONVERTER SLAGS;

SLAGS;

EID: 84896515178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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