Metallurgical Slags: Environmental Geochemistry and Resource Potential
Metallurgical slags are generated as a by-product of smelting during ironmaking, steelmaking, and the production of ferroalloys and non-ferrous metals. The formation conditions result in complex chemical and mineralogical characteristics unique to slags alone. Historically slags have been discarded as a waste product and, through release of potentially toxic trace elements, represent a hazard to the environment and human health. However, increasingly we are realizing the resource potential of what was previously thought of as waste, thus reducing the environmental impact and taking a step closer to a circular economy.
This book is a definitive reference on the environmental geochemistry and resource potential of metallurgical slags by summarizing processes for the generation of slags, describing their chemical and mineralogical characteristics, outlining the fundamental geochemistry that propels slag weathering, and illustrating the utilization of slags. Particular attention is given to the value of slags in modern society as they are widely used as construction materials in civil engineering, and as an irreplaceable filter in sequestering excess nutrients, pathogens, metal and/or organic contaminants, and even greenhouse gases. The latest developments on recovering residual valuable metals in slags, including new techniques for extracting by-product elements needed for green and frontier technologies, are revealed. This book is essential reading for environmental geochemists, geologists, metallurgists, mining and civil engineers, waste and resource managers, and all those interested and inspired by a circular economy and minimizing our environmental footprint on planet Earth.
Metallurgical Slags: Environmental Geochemistry and Resource Potential, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021.
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CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Metallurgical Slags – Environmental Liability or Valuable Resource?p1-13ByVojtěch EttlerVojtěch EttlerInstitute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles UniversityAlbertov 6128 00 Prague 2Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 2: Metallurgical Overview and Production of Slagsp14-58ByElias Matinde;Elias MatindeSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of WitwatersrandJohannesburg2050South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Joalet D. SteenkampJoalet D. SteenkampSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of WitwatersrandJohannesburg2050South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 3: Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Slagsp59-124ByVojtěch Ettler;Vojtěch EttlerInstitute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles UniversityAlbertov 6, 128 00 Prague 2Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:Darryl HoppeDarryl HoppeSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 4: Weathering of Slagsp125-150ByJakub Kierczak;Jakub KierczakInstitute of Geological Sciences, University of WrocławPl. M. Borna 950-204 WrocławPoland[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Anna Pietranik;Anna PietranikInstitute of Geological Sciences, University of WrocławPl. M. Borna 950-204 WrocławPoland[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Nadine M. PiatakNadine M. PiatakUS Geological Survey954 National CenterRestonVirginia20192USASearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 5: Slag Leaching Properties and Release of Contaminantsp151-173ByVojtěch Ettler;Vojtěch EttlerInstitute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles UniversityAlbertov 6128 00 Prague 2Czech Republic[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Martina VítkováMartina VítkováDepartment of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life SciencesKamýcká 129165 00 Prague – SuchdolCzech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 6: Environmental Impact of Slag Particulatesp174-193ByVojtěch Ettler;Vojtěch EttlerInstitute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles UniversityAlbertov 6128 00 Prague 2Czech Republic[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Jakub KierczakJakub KierczakInstitute of Geological Sciences, University of WrocławCybulskiego 3050-205 WrocławPolandSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 7: Diverse Applications of Slags in the Construction Industryp194-233ByIvanka Netinger Grubeša;Ivanka Netinger GrubešaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekVladimir Prelog Street 331000 OsijekCroatia[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Ivana BarišićIvana BarišićFaculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekVladimir Prelog Street 331000 OsijekCroatia[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 8: Environmental Applications of Slagp234-267ByHelena I. Gomes;Helena I. GomesFood, Water, Waste Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University ParkNottinghamNG7 2RDUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:William M. Mayes;William M. MayesDepartment of Geography, Geology and Environment, University of HullCottingham RoadHullHU6 7RXUKSearch for other works by this author on:Rebecca FerrariRebecca FerrariFood, Water, Waste Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University ParkNottinghamNG7 2RDUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 9: Secondary Metal Recovery from Slagsp268-301ByAnna Potysz;Anna PotyszInstitute of Geological Sciences, University of WrocławCybulskiego 3050-205 WrocławPoland[email protected][email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Eric D. van HullebuschEric D. van HullebuschInstitut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRSF-75005 ParisFranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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