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Efficiency of the Air-Pollution Control System of a Lead-Acid-Battery Recycling Industry

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  • Kyriaki Kelektsoglou

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 12 Vas. Sofias, Xanthi 67100, Greece)

  • Dimitra Karali

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 12 Vas. Sofias, Xanthi 67100, Greece)

  • Alexandros Stavridis

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 12 Vas. Sofias, Xanthi 67100, Greece)

  • Glykeria Loupa

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 12 Vas. Sofias, Xanthi 67100, Greece)

Abstract

The air-pollution control system of a lead-acid-battery recycling industry was studied. The system comprised two streams with gravity settlers followed by filter bags for the factory indoor air and the metal-recycling furnace, respectively. Efficiency in particle removal according to mass was found to be 99.91%. Moreover, filter bags and dust from the gravity settlers were analyzed for heavy metals by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence. The results showed high concentrations of Pb and Na in all cases. In the filter bag samples from the indoor atmosphere stream, Ca, Cu, Fe, and Al were found in concentrations higher than that in the filter bag samples from the furnace stream. The opposite was found for Na. Tl and K were only found in furnace stream bag filters. The elemental concentration of the dust from the furnace fumes stream contained mainly Fe, Na, Cd, Pb, Sb, and Cl, while the indoor main stream contained mainly P, Fe, Na, Pb, and Sb. In all cases, impurities of Nd, Ni, Rb, Sr, Th, Hg, and Bi were found. The high efficiency of the air-pollution control system in particle removal shows that a considerable reduction in emissions was achieved.

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  • Kyriaki Kelektsoglou & Dimitra Karali & Alexandros Stavridis & Glykeria Loupa, 2018. "Efficiency of the Air-Pollution Control System of a Lead-Acid-Battery Recycling Industry," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-11, December.
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    1. Dimitra Karali & Alexandros Stavridis & Glykeria Loupa & Spyridon Rapsomanikis, 2020. "Dispersion Effects of Particulate Lead (Pb) from the Stack of a Lead Battery Recycling Plant," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-15, October.

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