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Control or Sulfur Oxide Emissions in Copper, Lead, and Zinc Smelting.

PB205646

Publication Date	1971
Page Count	68
Abstract	Air pollution control regulations already implemented or being considered for implementation require substantial investment of capital to remove the sulfur oxides from copper, lead, and zinc smelter gases. There will be an attendant increase in production costs and possibly an associated increase in the price of these metals to the consumer. The total investment and any resultant metal price increase will depend upon the control regulations that ultimately will be adopted by the individual States. The paper evaluates the problems involved in achieving various degrees of control over smelter sulfur oxide emissions and the technology available to accomplish the task of assuring clean air. The estimated cost of compliance is reviewed for the copper, zinc, and lead industries, but principal attention is given to the copper situation. (Author)
Keywords	Air pollution Sulfur dioxide Smelting Air pollution control equipment Industrial wastes Copper Zinc Lead Regulations Cost estimates Sulfuric acid Adsorption Anilines Chemical engineering Scrubbers Flow charts Limestone Air pollution control Copper industry Zinc industry Lead industry Waste gas recovery
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular.
NTIS Issue Number	197205

Control or Sulfur Oxide Emissions in Copper, Lead, and Zinc Smelting.

Control or Sulfur Oxide Emissions in Copper, Lead, and Zinc Smelting.
PB205646

Publication Date	1971
Page Count	68
Abstract	Air pollution control regulations already implemented or being considered for implementation require substantial investment of capital to remove the sulfur oxides from copper, lead, and zinc smelter gases. There will be an attendant increase in production costs and possibly an associated increase in the price of these metals to the consumer. The total investment and any resultant metal price increase will depend upon the control regulations that ultimately will be adopted by the individual States. The paper evaluates the problems involved in achieving various degrees of control over smelter sulfur oxide emissions and the technology available to accomplish the task of assuring clean air. The estimated cost of compliance is reviewed for the copper, zinc, and lead industries, but principal attention is given to the copper situation. (Author)
Keywords	Air pollution Sulfur dioxide Smelting Air pollution control equipment Industrial wastes Copper Zinc Lead Regulations Cost estimates Sulfuric acid Adsorption Anilines Chemical engineering Scrubbers Flow charts Limestone Air pollution control Copper industry Zinc industry Lead industry Waste gas recovery
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular.
NTIS Issue Number	197205