2018-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS2018 Volume 7. Non-ferrous / Mineral Processing / Environmental Protection

Editors:F. Kongoli, Z. Wang, T. Okura, E. Souza, A. C. Silva
Publisher:Flogen Star OUTREACH
Publication Year:2018
Pages:256 pages
ISBN:978-1-987820-94-2
ISSN:2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series)
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    Production of Glass Wool From the Liquid Slag of a 42 MW Electric Arc Furnace for Fe -Ni Production in Newco Ferronickel

    Shefik Imeri1; Florian Kongoli2;
    1MIM-GOLESH, Prishtina, Kosovo; 2FLOGEN TECHNOLOGIES INC., Mont-Royal, Canada;
    Type of Paper: Invited
    Id Paper: 60
    Topic: 6

    Abstract:

    The liquid slag with chemical composition 55- 70 % SiO<sub>2</sub>; 0 - 7 % Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>; 0 - 5 % Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>; 5 - 13 % CaO and 0 -5 % MgO, is sufficient raw material for glass wool production [1]. Part of the electric arc furnace slag, which is currently being discharged as a sterile material, can be used directly from a 42 MW electric arc furnace for Fe-Ni production, in a liquid state to produce glass wool. The liquid slag from the electric arc furnace flows continuously through a special channel via a feeder to the fiberizing machine for the fiberizing process (creation of the fibers), and the blanket then passes through a curing oven, normalizing its structure and achieving its final thickness as a final glass wool product. Glass wool production as a new product will have positive impacts of increasing the profits of the company and significantly decreasing the production cost of Ni. In a subsequent future article, an overall glass wool production line, with all details and technical explanations will be presented.

    Keywords:

    Material; Recycling; Slags; Technology;

    References:

    [1] Analysis of the composite materials having a structure of the mineral fibers based on the non-invasive spectroscopic methods. Wioleta ŚMISZEK-LINDERT, Anna BAJOREK, Jerzy KUBACKI.(CHEMIK 2015, 69, 7, 411-418)

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    Imeri S and Kongoli F. (2018). Production of Glass Wool From the Liquid Slag of a 42 MW Electric Arc Furnace for Fe -Ni Production in Newco Ferronickel. In F. Kongoli, Z. Wang, T. Okura, E. Souza, A. C. Silva (Eds.), Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit SIPS2018 Volume 7. Non-ferrous / Mineral Processing / Environmental Protection (pp. 93-98). Montreal, Canada: FLOGEN Star Outreach