Results of gas-fired flash-smelting tests. Phase 1-3. Topical technical report, November 1987-April 1989

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6661687

Pusateri, J F

A natural gas-fired burner for the HRD FLAME REACTOR Process was designed and successfully tested on over 450 tons of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) dust, and over a wide range of operating conditions. The coal/coke-fired FLAME REACTOR Process has already been demonstrated as an efficient and economic means of recovering zinc from EAF dust as a salable oxide product, and a salable nonhazardous, iron-rich slag product. The results of the work indicate that the natural gas-fired process has a higher zinc capacity for a given reactor size, with zinc recoveries 5-10 percentage points higher than coal/coke processing at high throughputs. Gas-fired capital costs are about 15% less than coal for a 20,000 STPY EAF dust plant. Smaller plants show even higher break-even costs. Net processing costs are about $100/ton of EAF dust, which is extremely competitive with land-filling and other recycling options.

• Research Organization: Horsehead Resource Development Co., Inc., Monaca, PA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6661687
• Report Number(s): PB-90-247586/XAB; CNN: GRI-5087-235-1601
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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ARC FURNACES
ASHES
BURNERS
CAPITALIZED COST
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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COKE
COMBUSTION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
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EFFICIENCY
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ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
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FUEL GAS
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FURNACES
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GAS FUELS
GASES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
NATURAL GAS
OXIDATION
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
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RECOVERY
RESIDUES
SMELTING
TESTING
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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