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Linde has developed and patented an oxy-fuel based technology called OXYFINES™. It has been developed to provide efficient internal recycling of dust and sludge, the latter (sludge) being recycled without a drying stage. OXYFINES is normally an on-site alternative, which can be directly applied to existing processes. It provides a solution to most dust treatment and recycling problems in the metallurgical industry.
The technology is based on the ‘waste’ materials having known compositions. They therefore can in general be used as a raw material in existing processes, often in the process that generated them. OXYFINES technology agglomerates particles into solid-state aggregates of a suitable size and removes harmful elements and is based on combining injection with oxy-fuel technology.
It gives a flexible system, where several functions can be combined. The results from work on the OXYFINES technology have been very encouraging. High yields and low levels of oxidation have been achieved. |
