Application of Spent Coffee Grounds (SCGs) as a Fuel and Alternative Reducer of Slags from the Copper Industry

Autor: Tomasz Matula, Jerzy Labaj, Krzysztof Nowacki, Leszek Blacha, Lukasz Kortyka, Lukasz Mycka, Piotr Madej, Lukasz Jaworek, Tomasz Wojtal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Energies, Vol 16, Iss 5, p 2415 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en16052415
Popis: This article presents the results of a study on metallurgical slag reduction using biomass such as Spent Coffee Grounds (SCGs). The proposed solution is a new aspect of searching for alternatives to standard reducers used in pyrometallurgical processes of metal production. Its gasification yields significant amounts of hydrocarbons, which are excellent reducing agents in such processes. The research results of copper slag reduction with the use of SCG biomass indicate this process is characterised by lower carbon dioxide emissions compared with the process using solid fuels such as coke and coke breeze. The addition of SCG as the reducer ensures the decrease in copper content in the slag to 0.32 wt.%, which corresponds to the increase of so-called relative decopperisation degree even up to 96.9%. As the decopperisation degree of slag increases, significantly more intense reduction in lead oxides during the reduction process is observed. The smallest lead content in waste slag of 0.91 wt.% was obtained for the slag reduction process with 7.56 wt.% of SCG as the reducer and the process duration of 1.5 h.
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