An overview of recycling refractory materials
Refractory materials must be disposed of or recycled when removed from service. Off-specification or reject material has been reused by the refractory industry for a number of years, with small percentages of these materials added as a part of refractory formulations. Historically, limed reuse of spent refractory materials in other applications has occurred. Environmental legislation, stewardship programs, and other forces encouraged some businesses to recycle spent refractories. Reuse of spent refractory material varies considerably among different industries and with the location of the industrial user. Efforts to recycle, the driving forces for recycling, and issues and steps to be taken into account initiating a recycling program will be discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Albany Research Center (ARC), Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE - Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI ID:
- 901246
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ARC-2005-062; TRN: US200713%%217
- Journal Information:
- Industrial Ceramics, Vol. 24, Issue 3; ISSN 1121-7588
- Publisher:
- TECHNA S.R.L.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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