Valorization of metallurgical slag for the treatment of water pollution: an emerging technology for resource conservation and re-utilization

BM Mercado-Borrayo, JL González-Chávez… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2018 - Springer
Valorization of metallurgical slag as a material for the treatment of polluted water resources
has a threefold environmental impact and enhances the sustainability of both the …

Sustainable and comprehensive utilization of copper slag: a review and critical analysis

E Klaffenbach, V Montenegro, M Guo… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2023 - Springer
Large amounts of copper slag are produced every year and major fractions of it are currently
disposed, not withstanding the multiple ways the material can be used. Application of the …

Recycled smelter slags for in situ and ex situ water and wastewater treatment—current knowledge and opportunities

SR Chowdhury - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Slags from the ferrous and nonferrous metallurgical industries have been used to treat toxic
contaminants in water and wastewater. Using slag as a recycling or renewable resource …

Utilization of ferrous slags as coagulants, filters, adsorbents, neutralizers/stabilizers, catalysts, additives, and bed materials for water and wastewater treatment: A …

JN Sahu, Y Kapelyushin, DP Mishra, P Ghosh… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Solid waste is currently produced in substantial amounts by industrial activities. While some
are recycled, the majority of them are dumped in landfills. Iron and steel production leaves …

A review of metallurgical slags as catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for removal of refractory organic pollutants in wastewater

X Li, H Liu, Y Zhang, J Mahlknecht, C Wang - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of the metallurgical industry, there is a significant increase in the
production of metallurgical slags. The waste slags pose significant challenges for their …

Mechanism, application, influencing factors and environmental benefit assessment of steel slag in removing pollutants from water: A review

C Shi, X Wang, S Zhou, X Zuo, C Wang - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Steel slag refers to solid waste with high specific surface area and large porosity that is
discharged from the crude steel smelting process in steel mills. The concentration of heavy …

A review of metallurgical slag for efficient wastewater treatment: Pretreatment, performance and mechanism

R Ji, TJ Liu, LL Kang, YT Wang, JG Li, FP Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metallurgical slag as a by-product of the metallurgical industry not only has huge storage
capacity and low price, but also causes serious damage to the environment and threatens …

Application of powdered steel slag for more sustainable removal of metals from impaired waters

AM Kennedy, M Arias-Paić - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Using abundant and cheap steel slag for metals removal from water represents an
opportunity to recover waste material from one industry as a resource for another. In this …

Critical review of applications of iron and steel slags for carbon sequestration and environmental remediation

KR Reddy, A Gopakumar, JK Chetri - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2019 - Springer
One of the major concerns faced by the iron and steel industry, other than the abundant
emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, is the huge quantity of slag that is …

Recovery of zinc from waste material using hydro metallurgical processes

H Kurama, F Göktepe - Environmental Progress, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A lead‐zinc ore deposit in Balikesir/Balya, Turkey, was mined and abandoned almost 70
years ego. Nearly 1,000,000 tons of flotation tailings and 300,000 tons of slag, which contain …