title: Solid recovered fuels in the steel industry.
abstract: By using waste materials as alternative fuels in metallurgical plants it is possible to minimize the traditionally used reducing agents, such as coke, coal, oil or natural gas. Moreover, by using waste materials in the metallurgical industry it is feasible to recover these materials as far as possible. This also represents another step towards environmental protection because carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced, if the H(2) content of the waste material is greater in comparison with that of the substituted fuel and the effects of global warming can therefore be reduced. In the present article various solid recovered fuels and their applications in the metallurgical industry are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Institute of Process Engineering and Environmental Protection, Leoben, Austria. werner.kepplinger@unileoben.ac.at
authors.forename: Werner L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Kepplinger
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tappeiner
mesh_terms: D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources; D008669:Metallurgy / Q000379:methods*; D013232:Steel; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014866:Waste Products; D013232:Steel