Measurement of sulfur dioxide, particulate, and trace elements in copper smelter converter and roaster/reverberatory gas streams. Environmental protection technology series, June 1973--April 1974 (final)

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1974

OSTI ID:7366151

Statnick, R M

The report gives the results of the analysis of data on particulate, sulfur dioxide (SO/sub 2/), and trace element emissions and control efficiencies for a copper smelter. The SO/sub 2/ emission rates from the roaster/reverberatory and converter effluent streams were 518 and 587 lb/min, respectively. The acid plant's SO/sub 2/ control efficiency was 96.8 percent. The mass collection efficiency of the converter's electrostatic precipitator (ESP) for dry filterable solids was 95 percent. Analyzing emitted particulate gave the following mass emission rates (in lb/hr) for selected elements; arsenic (58.05), lead (24.65), cadmium (1.32), zinc (15.7), chromium (0.065), and copper (4.825). Control efficiency for the analyzed elements was between 90 and 98 percent. (GRA)

• Research Organization: National Environmental Research Center, Research Triangle Park, N.C. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7366151
• Report Number(s): PB-238095; EPA-650/2-74-111
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
MERCURY
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PARTICLES
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
SIZE
SMELTING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
WASTES