The use and market for wood in the electrometallurgical industry

Jeffery L. Wartluft; Jeffery L. Wartluft

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The use and market for wood in the electrometallurgical industry

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Authors:

Jeffery L. Wartluft, Jeffery L. Wartluft

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-191. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 12 p.

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Abstract

Wood residues, particularly large chips, play an important role in the electric smelting of certain ferro-alloys. This is a report on the characteristics and growth potential of the market for wood in the electrometallurgicaI industry, including a brief account of how wood is used in electrometallurgical processes, a discussion of the preferred form of wood used, a description of plant locations and factors affecting the market, and a look to the future.

Citation

Wartluft, Jeffery L. 1971. The use and market for wood in the electrometallurgical industry. Res. Pap. NE-191. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 12 p.