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Resource Recovery and Recycling from Waste Metal Dust (I): Waste Iron Dust and Waste Aluminum Dust

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The following conclusions can be drawn from a comparison of several waste iron dust (WID) and waste aluminum dust (WAD) characterization results: The materials are made of fine particles, measuring approximately ˂5.00 μm for WID and 1.34–20.00 μm for WAD. They are frequently spherical in shape and typically exist as oxides. Most notably, the characterization reports highlight substantial metal concentrations, which classify this waste as both a profitable by-product and a potentially harmful pollutant. However, due to the lack of mineral resources, all of these data suggest that direct stabilization/solidification strategies for disposal or recirculation were not the most efficient approaches to manage these waste metal dusts (WID, WAD). Therefore, from both an economic and environmental point of view, resource recovery and recycling from these waste metal dusts is a sustainable strategy.

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The author will want to appreciate the Council for scientific and industrial research, Pretoria, South Africa and Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, for the financial support. The author additionally acknowledges the facilities provided by Gravity concentrator Africa (PTY), Randburg, South Africa; Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa; and University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

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Okanigbe, D.O. (2023). Resource Recovery and Recycling from Waste Metal Dust (I): Waste Iron Dust and Waste Aluminum Dust. In: Ogochukwu Okanigbe, D., Popoola, A.P. (eds) Resource Recovery and Recycling from Waste Metal Dust. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22492-8_1

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