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Manganese consumption and recycling flow model.
Authors
Gabler RC
Source
Albany, OR: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9421, 1995 Jan; :1-58
NIOSHTIC No.
20039256
Abstract
The report follows the flow of manganese through its metallurgical and chemical applications and highlights areas where significant losses occur owing to downgrading, export, or disposal. The study indicates that materials containing 695,000 short tons (ST) of manganese were consumed domestically in 1990. Scrap recovery specifically for manganese recycling was insignificant. However, considerable manganese was recycled through processing operations as a minor component of ferrous and nonferrous scrap and steel slag. The major loss category is manganese lost in steel processing, 323,156 ST or 46 pct of the 1990 apparent consumption. Most of this loss reports to steelmaking slags. Recovery from slags is technically feasible, but is not economically feasible.
Keywords
Mining-industry; Minerals; Mineral-processing; Mineral-deposits; Supply-economics; Flow-charts; Consumption; Commodities; Computerized-simulation; Manganese; Mineral-economics; Scrap-recycling
CAS No.
7439-96-5
Publication Date
19950101
Document Type
Information Circular
Fiscal Year
1995
NTIS Accession No.
PB95-187076
NTIS Price
A04
Identifying No.
IC-9421
NIOSH Division
ALRC
Source Name
Albany, OR: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9421
State
OR
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