Abstract
Industrial processes generate various mineral residues
with a potential for reuse, recycling or manufacturing of
new materials or products, such as metallurgical slag,
ash from energy production, waste from mining and
enrichment of ore and fiber sludge from the forest
industry, among others. Some of these by-products can be
returned directly to the manufacturing process as raw
material, whereas several applications can be found
particularly in the building industry and agriculture.
The technical and environmental properties of a
by-product ultimately determine its suitability for a
specific application. A by-product's properties can also
be altered by processing, refinement or storing, however.
Mechanical treatment, such as crushing, grinding,
granulation, sieving, drying and stabilization, are
common treatment methods. To what extent a specific
by-product is utilized finally depends on the overall
benefits attained by recycling. Here, the availability
and price of virgin materials, logistic issues and
refinement or processing costs play an important role.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Handbook of Recycling |
| Subtitle of host publication | State-of-the-art for Practioners, Analysts, and Scientists |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Chapter | 17 |
| Pages | 231-253 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-12-396459-5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |
Keywords
- aggregate
- by-products
- construction
- environmental acceptability
- fertilizer
- recovery
- recycling
- reuse
- technical compliance
