Preparation of Black Ceramic Tiles Using Waste Copper Slag and Stainless Steel Slag of Electric Arc Furnace

Abstract

Copper slag and stainless steel slag of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) are two typical metallurgical solid wastes, which contain a large number of valuables, such as Fe, Cr, and Cu. The transition metal elements in the waste slags, such as Cr and Fe, can be recycled as the coloring ions in the black ceramic tile. In this study, the Fe/Cr molar ratio in the raw materials of copper slag and stainless steel slag was adjusted, and the black ceramic tile was subsequently prepared by sintering. The results show that the optimum process parameters for the preparation of black ceramic tiles are the Fe/Cr molar ratio of 2.0, the sintering temperature of 1150 • C, and the sintering time of 30 min. The compressive strength of the black ceramic tile at optimum sintering conditions exceeds the minimum compressive strength of the Chinese national standard for standard polished tiles, and the concentrations of harmful elements, for example, Cr, Cu, Ni, As, Zn, Pb, and Cr(VI) are within the regulation thresholds specified by the Chinese national standard.

Modeling of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy Waste Disposal with the Production of Iron Silicides and Zinc Distillation

“…Industrial waste located in dumps and containing in its chemical composition heavy non-ferrous metals and various compounds of silicon, calcium, aluminum and iron has a negative impact on the environment from the point of view of ecology, in particular on public health, flora and fauna [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. However, based on its chemical composition, it is valuable and can serve as a secondary technogenic raw material for various kinds of industries, for example in the metallurgical, construction, chemical and other industries [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 …”

“…However, based on its chemical composition, it is valuable and can serve as a secondary technogenic raw material for various kinds of industries, for example in the metallurgical, construction, chemical and other industries [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 ]. Thus, in Kazakhstan, in the process of extracting non-ferrous metals at a number of plants, since the 1920s and up to the present, in a number of areas, in particular, in the east Kazakhstan and Turkestan regions, there is a significant amount of clinker waste from the cultivation of various raw materials, which is now stored in dumps, occupying fertile lands and polluting the soil, surface and groundwater, the atmosphere, penetrating animal and human organisms through the migration of heavy metals along the food chain [ 9 ,…”

Mapping Recyclability of Industrial Waste for Anthropogenic Circularity: A Circular Economy Approach

“…We perform a thorough analysis of the literature based on National Statistical Bureau of China, Sohu, and Chinese papers to collect the chemical compositions of 11 industrial waste types: iron and steel slag, , stainless steel slag, red mud, copper slag, , copper tailings, − iron tailings, , gold tailings, , oily sludge, copper sludge, coal fly ash, and spent petroleum catalysts for the measurement. Besides, we also collected some industrial waste samples from the copper smelting industry in Shandong and Taishan gypsum plants in China.…”

High Temperature Ceramic Materials

“…This Special Issue, “High Temperature Ceramic Materials”, released by Materials, is dedicated to original research articles from the ceramics/refractories communities, presenting some of the latest work in a few topical areas listed above. In total, 15 good quality articles have been included [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ], the interesting points from each of which are briefly highlighted as follows.…”

“…Recovered materials are now commonly regarded as invaluable commodities. In this regard, Liu et al [ 3 ] have proposed to use the slag from copper and stainless steel making to fabricate black ceramic tiles, opening up new avenues for the low-cost and environmentally friendly production of high-quality black ceramic tiles, as well as value-added utilization of the two types of wastes.…”