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The potential utilization of slag generated from iron- and steelmaking industries: a review

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Along with iron and steel production, large amount of slag is generated. Proper management on the iron- and steelmaking slag is highly demanded due to the high cost of direct disposal of the slag to landfill, which is the most adopted management approach. In this article, the potential application of iron- and steelmaking slag has been reviewed, which included the slag utilization in construction as cement and sand, in water, soil, and gas treatment, as well as in value material recovery. In addition, the challenge and required effort to be made in iron- and steelmaking slag management have been discussed.

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Sincere thanks are due to the grant Major Project of National Water Pollution Control and Governance of Science and Technology (2017ZX07401001) and Shenzhen scientific research foundation for high-level talent (KQJSCX20180328165658476), and Shenzhen scientific fundamental research foundation (JCYJ20180306171843211) for their financial support.

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    Xiaolei Zhang, JingJing Jiang & Ji Li

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Zhang, X., Chen, J., Jiang, J. et al. The potential utilization of slag generated from iron- and steelmaking industries: a review. Environ Geochem Health 42, 1321–1334 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00419-y

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