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The influence of varying thermal treatment conditions on reducing zinc and lead content from a steelmaking sludge was studied. The Waelz process in a laboratory rotary kiln was used for the experiments. It was found that the level of zinc and lead reduction strongly depends on used atmosphere and the reducing element used. A significant reduction of the zinc and lead content (well below 1 wt. %) was achieved at temperatures of 1,000 °C, respectively. A neutral atmosphere and high graphite content reduced the zinc and lead very efficiently. A nitrogen atmosphere caused the reduction of zinc and lead even without the use of an additional reducing agent; the carbon contained in the sludge was used for the reduction.
Keywords: Steelmaking sludge, laboratory rotary kiln, carbothermic reduction, zinc, lead© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.