Reuse of Off-Spec Material from a Carbon Black Manufacturer as a Foaming Slag Additive

Summary

One synergy close to implementation is the reuse of off-spec material from a carbon black manufacturer as a foaming slag additive or as a low grade fuel mixed with coke, by a steel making company. Carbon black is the material produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum products which is similar to soot but with a much higher surface area to volume ratio. Carbon black is primarily used for din tyre manufacturing.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Manufacturing sector	Carbon Black Manufacturer
Mining and Minerals sector	Steel Manufacturer

Region

Southern Ontario, Canada.

Applied Technologies

• Not known

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Resource reuse Potential savings in material purchase costs
Environment	Landfill diversion Reduction in raw materials use
Social	None identified

Additional Comments

None.

References

• Hatch (2002) "Golden Horseshoe By-Product Synergy Project for Southern Ontario Region", Hatch, Canada

Last Update

17 January 2007