ELABORATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN OF SOLID WASTE FROM SMALL CAST IRON FOUNDRIES
The foundry industry contributes to society meeting the demand of metal scrap recycling, but, at the same time, it brings a high risk of environmental impact for its many potentially pollutant wastes. Among these, there are slag and used foundry sand (cold cure molding). Through a survey about the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tecnologiammm.com.br/files/v10n4/v10n4a02.pdf |
| Summary: | The foundry industry contributes to society meeting the demand of metal scrap recycling, but, at the same time,
it brings a high risk of environmental impact for its many potentially pollutant wastes. Among these, there are slag and
used foundry sand (cold cure molding). Through a survey about the production process of a small cast iron company, the
collected data was compiled to determine the organizational setting in terms of generation and segregation of waste. From a
complete environmental diagnosis carried out in eight small cast iron foundries, one of them was chosen to be a basis for the
elaboration of an industrial solid waste management plan, which is becoming necessary to know and manage the generation
of wastes qualitatively and quantitatively. A data assessment about the production process was carried out and compiled to
determine the actual organizational scenario. As a result of that, it is possible to create a favorable environment to develop
tools for environmental impacts prevention, which will permit the migration for more complex actions on the direction of
more efficient process, cleaner production, and internal and external recycling of exceeding materials. |
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| ISSN: | 2176-1515 2176-1523 |