CARACTERIZACIÓN DE POLVO DE HUMOS DE LA FUNDICIÓN DE ACERO Y PROPUESTA DE TRATAMIENTO PARA SU DISPOSICIÓN FINAL.

Abstract

The study deals with the characterization of powder smoke from the melting of steel, to determine appropriate treatment and subsequent disposal. The intervention strategy initially started with fieldwork taking dust samples from the fumes. The purpose of this sampling was to characterize the solid waste produced during the manufacture of steel to establish the concentration of contaminants. Was considered to determine the concentration of these a contaminant: chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd) and Zinc (Zn). Analyses were conducted in the Ministry of Energy and Mines through the method of atomic absorption spectrometry, taking samples of 50 g, the sample was also taken of the two types of lime used to establish that the contamination did not come from the inputs used. Based on the data obtained could be established treatment approach for the powder smoke.