Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
c24f6094-2103-46da-b1b6-b7570f637b85
Waste treatment
Associated ID
26341a27-11b6-4439-9f2e-2d1957111787
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Description
Electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking is a method that primarily uses scrap steel as the raw material, along with auxiliary materials such as lime and ferromanganese-silicon alloy, melting and refining the charge by introducing a powerful electric current into the furnace. The process represented by this dataset produces recycled steel billets through electric arc furnace smelting, ladle furnace (LF) refining, and continuous casting. Process water mainly includes equipment cooling circulating water discharge and direct cooling water discharge from rolling processes; the wastewater is recycled and not discharged externally. Atmospheric pollutants consist of particulate matter generated during production, which, after treatment by control devices, releases residual particulate matter into the atmosphere. Steel slag and iron oxide scale slag in solid waste can be sold as by-products, while EAF dust and waste oil are hazardous wastes and shall be handed over to qualified enterprises for treatment.
Activity Description
This dataset represents the process of using electric arc furnaces to melt scrap steel into recycled steel. It includes the energy and auxiliary materials consumed during the melting process, as well as the solid waste and air pollutants generated during the process.
Process Description
Smelting scrap steel into recycled steel billets by electric arc furnace heating
Time period
2022
2026
Geography
China
Geography comment
Jiangsu Xuzhou
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
Recycling scrap steel into renewable steel (continuous casting billet) through electric arc furnace smelting