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Improved Settling Mechanisms of an Industrial Copper Smelting Slag by CaO Modification
A significant source of copper losses from pyrometallurgical copper extraction is attributed to dissolved and entrained copper in discarded slag....
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Study on atmospheric heavy metal deposition by environmental tracers surrounding copper smelting
There are still some gaps in our understanding of heavy metal atmospheric deposition due to the lack of emission data (Cd and Sb), called “deficiency...
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Recovery of Cu and Ni in Electroplating Sludge by a Low-Temperature Alkaline Smelting Technique
Serious concerns have been raised from the solid waste processing field about minimizing the environmental footprint of electroplating sludge (ES),...
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CFD Simulation of Gas-Slag-Metal Multiphase Flow in a Side-Blown Vortex Smelting Reduction Reactor
For the recovery and utilization of valuable metals in metallurgical solid waste, a side-blown vortex smelting reduction reactor is proposed for the...
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Utilization of Scrap Metals as Reductants for Improved Ni and Cu Recoveries in Copper Smelting
This study investigated a novel approach of using Al and Al–Mg scrap as heat providers and reductants that do not cause direct carbon-containing...
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Microbial community structures and their driving factors in a typical gathering area of antimony mining and smelting in South China
This study investigated soil microbial community in a typical gathering area of antimony mining and smelting in South China. The physical and...
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Adsorption of Cd on Soils with Various Particle Sizes from an Abandoned Non-ferrous Smelting Site: Characteristics and Mechanism
Soil particle size could intensively impact the Cd adsorption in soils. The adsorption characteristics of Cd on miscellaneous fill (MF) and weathered...
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Recovery of Metals from Copper Smelting Slag Using Coke and Biochar
With the purpose of recovering the metal values, in this study the copper slag was reduced by coke and biochar at 1250 °C in an argon gas atmosphere...
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Research on High Concentration Sulfate Treatment in Cyanide-Containing Liquid of a Gold Smelting Company
In the lean liquid of a gold smelting company, the concentration of sulfate radicals keeps rising. When the temperature is lowered, sodium sulfate...
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Ultra low-cost and bio-sustainable carbonized green algae for wastewater purification in gold smelting industry
As a promising solar energy conversion technology, solar water evaporation has been regarded as an energy-efficient approach to alleviate the...
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Soil Particle Size Fractioning and Pb and Cd Bioaccessibility on a Dirt Road Near Former Beneficiation and Smelting Plant
Bioaccessibility of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) was conducted in soil samples collected from a dirt road that connects a former Pb and zinc (Zn)...
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The potential environmental risk implications of two typical non-ferrous metal smelting slags: contrasting toxic metal(loid)s leaching behavior and geochemical characteristics
PurposeAs one of the most critical sources of pollution from detrimental elements, smelting slags pose a huge threat to the surrounding environment....
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Thermodynamic Analysis on the Reduction Smelting of Stainless Steel Pickling Sludge
The thermodynamic analysis on the reduction smelting of stainless steel pickling sludge was reported in this paper. The predominance area diagram of...
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A comprehensive exploration on the health risk quantification assessment of soil potentially toxic elements from different sources around large-scale smelting area
Non-ferrous metal smelting activities have always been considered as one of the foremost anthropogenic sources of potentially toxic elements (PTEs)....
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Metal contamination in soils and windowsill dusts: implication of multiple sources on dust metal accumulation within a city affected by Pb smelting
The accumulation of total Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn in soils (0–5 cm) and windowsill dust fractions (45–125, 10–45, and < 10 μm), and soil pollution indices...
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The effects of pollution by multiple metals derived from long-term smelting activities on soil mite communities in arable soils under different land use types in East China
Soil pollution represents a threat to soil biodiversity and to soil and human health. However, many ecotoxicological issues, such as the impact of...
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Characteristics and source analysis of potentially toxic elements pollution in atmospheric fallout around non-ferrous metal smelting slag sites—taking southwest China as an example
More accurate source analysis of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in atmospheric fallout that endanger biodiversity and human health remains needed....
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Relationship between groundwater cadmium and vicinity resident urine cadmium levels in the non-ferrous metal smelting area, China
Cadmium (Cd) has received widespread attention owing to its persistent toxicity and non-degradability. Cd in the human body is mainly absorbed from...
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CFD Study on Bottom-Blown Copper Smelting Furnace with Unsymmetric Gas Injection
When focusing on the largest copper oxygen-enriched bottom blowing furnace in China, the problems of uneven melt stirring and gas flow coalescence...
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On the Kinetic Behavior of Recycling Precious Metals (Au, Ag, Pt, and Pd) Through Copper Smelting Process
AbstractThe recycling and recovery of precious metals from secondary materials, such as waste-printed circuit boards, are an important area of...
