Title: Combined processing of waste organic polymers and manganese bearing waste/low grade ores into fuels and low-carbon manganese alloys

Authors: Archil Chirakadze; Zakaria Buachidze; Akaki Gigineishvili; Paata Kervalishvili; Teimuraz Chichua; Lali Gurchumelia; Tamar Berberashvili; Irina Khomeriki; Giorgi Kervalishvili; Garegin Zakharov; Giorgi Oniashvili; Mike Wireman; William A. Toscano; Vakhtang Gvakharia; Izolda Basghadze; Irine Geleishvili

Addresses: Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, 0175 Tbilisi, Georgia ' F. Tavadze Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, 15 A. Kazbegi Street, 0160-Tbilisi, Georgia ' F. Tavadze Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, 15 A. Kazbegi Street, 0160-Tbilisi, Georgia ' US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop, Denver, CO, USA ' Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1165 Mayo Building MMC 807, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US55455, USA ' Union 'Association Gamma', 17 a, D. Guramishvili Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Chemical Technologies and Metallurgy, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, Tbilisi, Georgia ' Faculty of Chemical Technologies and Metallurgy, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Street, Tbilisi, Georgia

Abstract: Georgia could serve as a unique natural testing ground for the development of green industry using advanced technologies for industrial processing of hazardous waste. The goal of the reported work was to improve on the current methods of reprocessing waste by using a combination of a microwave enhanced method of processing used tyres and plastic residues with the microwave enhanced processing of manganese bearing waste and low-grade ores into manganese oxide concentrate. The manganese concentrate could be processed into high-grade manganese alloys (metallic manganese, low-carbon ferromanganese, and composite manganese alloys). Microwave heating required lower energy and resulted in a two-fold increase in yield.

Keywords: hazardous waste; used tyres; discarded plastic polymers; low-carbon manganese alloys; fuel; manganese oxide; green industry; microwave heating; feed additives; composites; waste organic polymers; manganese waste; low grade ores; Georgia; industrial processing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2016.077916

International Journal of Global Warming, 2016 Vol.10 No.1/2/3, pp.242 - 262

Received: 17 Sep 2014
Accepted: 24 Apr 2015
Published online: 22 Jul 2016 *

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