| Abstract from DBPedia | Slag is a by-product of smelting (pyrometallurgical) ores and used metals. Broadly, it can be classified as ferrous (by-products of processing iron and steel), ferroalloy (by-product of ferroalloy production) or non-ferrous/base metals (by-products of recovering non-ferrous materials like copper, nickel, zinc and phosphorus). Within these general categories, slags can be further categorized by their precursor and processing conditions (e.g., Blast furnace (BF) slags, air-cooled blast furnace (ACBF) slag, basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag, and electric arc furnace (EAF) slag) . Due to the large demand for these materials, slag production has also significantly increased throughout the years despite recycling (most notably in the iron and steelmaking industries) and upcycling efforts. The World Steel Association (WSA) estimates that 600 kg of by-products (~90 wt% is slags) are generated per tonne of steel produced.スラグ（slag）あるいは鉱滓（こうさい）は、鉱石から金属を製錬する際などに、冶金対象である金属から溶融によって分離した鉱石母岩の鉱物成分などを含む物質をいう。スラグは、しばしば溶融金属上に浮かび上がって分離される。また、浮遊選鉱および湿式製錬では、水分を中心とした泥状の物質が排出される。これはスライムと呼ばれ、こちらも鉱さいと表記される事が多い。鉱さいは廃棄物処理法の産業廃棄物に定められている。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Slag) |
