Lead acid battery recycling in Costa Rica: A case study

 

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Autores: Esquivel Hernández, Germain, Bolaños - Ulloa, P., Navarro - Monge, M., Alfaro Solís, Rosa, Sibaja Brenes, J.P., Mora - Barrantes, J.C., Valdés - González, J.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2012
Descripción:This work describes the production of secondary lead in a smelter located in Costa Rica. The only input of the plant is scrap automotive batteries. We describe the environmental management strategies used for waste minimization, including the waste characterization and minimization of gaseous emissions. The waste characterization included the sulphidic slag containing varying quantities of lead (total lead content and TCLP), along with the gaseous analysis (SO2, TSP and P-Pb). Through process improvement, we reduced both the quantity of slag produced and the lead loss to the slag, as well as the concentrations of gas pollutants in the gaseous emissions.
País:Repositorio UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:null:11056/18056
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/18056
Palabra clave:GESTIÓN
GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL
GASES
SECONDARY LEAD
WASTE MANAGEMENT
SLAG
GASEOUS EMISSIONS