An assessment on the recycling opportunities of wastes emanating from scrap metal processing in Mauritius

Journal Article · Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.WASMAN.2013.12.014· OSTI ID:22436804

Mauthoor, Sumayya ^[1]; Mohee, Romeela ^[2]; Kowlesser, Prakash ^[3]

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1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit (Mauritius)
2. Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, National Research Chair in Solid Waste Management, Mauritius Research Council (Mauritius)
3. Solid Waste/Beach Management Unit, Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands (Mauritius)

Highlights: • Scrap metal processing wastes. • Areas of applications for slag, electric arc furnace dust, mill scale and wastewater sludge. • Waste generation factor of 349.3 kg per ton of steel produced. • Waste management model. - Abstract: This paper presents an assessment on the wastes namely slag, dust, mill scale and sludge resulting from scrap metal processing. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that there are various ways via which scrap metal processing wastes can be reused or recycled in other applications instead of simply diverting them to the landfill. These wastes are briefly described and an overview on the different areas of applications is presented. Based on the results obtained, the waste generation factor developed was 349.3 kg per ton of steel produced and it was reported that slag represents 72% of the total wastes emanating from the iron and steel industry in Mauritius. Finally the suitability of the different treatment and valorisation options in the context of Mauritius is examined.

• OSTI ID: 22436804
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Vol. 34, Issue 10; Conference: CRETE 2012: 3. international conference on industrial and hazardous waste management, Chania (Greece), 12-14 Sep 2012; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ELECTRIC ARCS
MAURITIUS
RECYCLING
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SCRAP METALS
SLAGS
SLUDGES
STEELS
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER