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IYPE5 OF MAIEPlAL5
DE8CkIFIION
Ccpper s|cg |s c by-prccucI fcrmec cur|ng Ihe ccpper sme|I|ng prccess. Ihe mc|Ien ccpper
fcrms cI Ihe bcIIcm cf Ihe furncce wh||e mc|Ien s|cg |s fcrmec cn Icp. Ihe mc|Ien ccpper
s|cg |s Ihen crc|nec cff cnc cuenchec w|Ih wcIer cr |efI |n Ihe c|r Ic ccc|.
ln S|ngcpcre, IrecIec cnc prccessec ccpper s|cg (Mchs Hcrcness ) |s |mpcrIec frcm vcr|cus
ccunIr|es by sh|pycrcs fcr gr|I b|csI|ng Ic remcve rusI cnc mcr|ne cepcs|Is cccumu|cIec cn
sh|ps (Pefer Ic ||gure1).
FIgure T. Oopper sIog re-cycIIng ond processIng pIonl
Woshed Copper S|og
FIgure T. OrIl bIoslIng ol lhe shIpyord
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FIgure 2. Oopper sIog recycIIng ond processIng pIonl
Dur|ng b|csI|ng, ccpper s|cg brecks |nIc smc||er pcrI|c|es cn |mpccI w|Ih meIc| surfcces.
fIer severc| rcuncs cf reuse, Ihe ccpper s|cg geIs ccnIcm|ncIec w|Ih rusIs cnc pc|nIs
cnc beccmes c wcsIe mcIer|c| buI w|IhcuI cny chcnge |n |Is chem|cc| ccmpcs|I|cn. Ihe
ccnIcm|ncIec ccpper s|cg hcs Ic be prcper|y IrecIec cr wcshec Ic meeI cerIc|n recyc||ng
cr|Ier|c (cs ||sIec |n Ihe nexI secI|cn), befcre |I ccn be furIher usec fcr cIher cpp||ccI|cns. Ihe
cmcunI cf wcshec ccpper s|cg cvc||cb|e fcr use |s esI|mcIec Ic be 0.4 m||||cn Icns per yecr.
ln S|ngcpcre, c Iyp|cc| spenI ccpper s|cg recyc||ng cnc prccess|ng p|cnI seIup |s shcwn |n
||gure 2.
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Icb|e 1 shcws Ihe Iyp|cc| meIc| ccnIenI cf
wcshec ccpper s|cg. Ihese meIc|s ex|sI |n
Ihe fcrms cf cx|ces. Wcshec ccpper s|cg
hcs c h|gh percenIcge cf |rcn (|e) fc||cwec
by c|um|n|um (|), cc|c|um (Cc), ccpper
(Cu), z|nc (Zn) cnc mcgnes|um (Mg). Ihe
preccm|ncnI chem|cc| ccmpcs|I|cns cre
mc|n|y |rcn ccmpcuncs (eg. ferrcs|||ccIe,
|e
2
S|
2
C

).
Wcshec ccpper s|cg hcs c cens|Iy cf cbcuI
3200 Ic 3500 kg}m
3
. Iherefcre, ccmpcrec Ic
scnc cnc grcn|Ie (cens|Iy cf cbcuI 200 kg}
m
3
) |I |s censer cnc hecv|er per un|I vc|ume.
lI |s |nerI, hcs neg||g|b|e wcIer cbscrpI|cn
(Ihus |cwer|ng wcIer cemcnc when usec cs
cggregcIes |n ccncreIe), |s |ess cngu|cr cnc
cbscrbs |ess hecI.

FIgure 3. IypIcoI woshed copper sIog
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CONDIIION8 FOk 8E
Ihe cuc||Iy ccnIrc| cccepIcnce cr|Ier|c fcr
Ihe use cf wcshec ccpper s|cg |n ccncreIe
|nc|uce:
c) c v|s|b|e fcre|gn mcIer|c| ||ke g|css,
meIc| w|res, bcrncc|es } she||s eIc. Ih|s
ccn be cch|evec by cry s|ev|ng Ihrcugh
|crge s|eve shcker Ic remcve Ihe |crger
pcrI|c|es. S|eve cperIure s|ze shcu|c ncI
be grecIer Ihcn 2.0 mm.
EIemenl WeIghl% EIemenl WeIghl%
| 0.02 s 0.12
Cc 0.02 Pb 0.25
Cc 0.03 Mg 0.77
Mc 0.05 Zn 1.33
Cr 0.07 Cu 1.1
8c 0.0 Cc 2.01
Mn 0.10 | 3.08
|e 48.72
IobIe T. IypIcoI MeloI OomposIlIon of
Woshed Oopper 5Iog
b) WcIer sc|ub|e ch|cr|ces shc|| ncI exceec
0.01% m}m |n ccccrccnce w|Ih SS 73-17:
MeIhccs fcr DeIerm|ncI|cn cf WcIer
Sc|ub|e Ch|cr|ce Sc|Is, IesIec week|y by
Ih|rc pcrIy cccrec|Iec |cbcrcIcr|es
c) WcIer sc|ub|e su|phcIes shc|| ncI exceec
0.03% m}m |n ccccrccnce w|Ih SS 73-18:
MeIhccs fcr DeIerm|ncI|cn cf Su|phcIe
CcnIenI, IesIec mcnIh|y by Ih|rc pcrIy
cccrec|Iec |cbcrcIcr|es
c) cI|cnc| Env|rcnmenI gency (E)
r ecu| r es ccpper s | cg r ecyc| | ng
ccmpcn|es Ic subm|I regu|cr Icx|c|Iy
ChcrccIer|sI|c Lecch|ng Prccecure
(ICLP) IesI resu|Is Ic E Ic prcve IhcI
Ihe ccpper s|cg hcs been prccessec
prcper|y. Ihe ICLP |s cn |nIerncI|cnc||y
reccgn|sec |ecchcIe IesI IhcI he|ps
Ic ceIerm|ne Ihe pcIenI|c| cmcunI cf
hecvy meIc|s cnc ccnIcm|ncnIs IhcI
IesI ccn be perfcrmec by cccrec|Iec
|cbcrcIcr|es |ccc||y. Ihe ICLP |1] ||m|Is
cre cs shcwn |n Icb|e 2.

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Wcshec ccpper s| cg, be| ng | nerI, | s
cpprcvec fcr use cs c pcrI|c| subsI|IuIe
fcr scnc |n Ihe prccucI|cn cf ccncreIe fcr
bu||c|ng sIrucIures.
For 8tructuro| Works
Wcshec ccpper s|cg mcy be usec Ic rep|cce
up Ic 10% by mcss cf scnc |n Ihe prccucI|cn
cf sIrucIurc| grcce ccncreIe subjecI Ic Ihe
fc||cw|ng:
Cuc||Iy ccnIrc| cccepIcnce cr|Ier|c hcve
been meI
Ihe supp||er cf ccncreIe hcs Ic |nfcrm
8C cf Ihe |cccI|cn cf bcIch|ng p|cnI
cnc prcv|ce reccrcs cf bu||c|ng prcjecIs
supp||ec w|Ih ccncreIe us|ng ccpper s|cg
Ihe supp||er cf ccncreIe hcs Ic |nfcrm
Ihe purchcser}bu||cer cnc ccnsu|IcnI
cnc cbI c| n I he| r ccns enI bef cr e
supp|y|ng ccncreIe w|Ih ccpper s|cg.
ccpy cf Ihe ccnsu| IcnIs ccnsenI
|eIIer hcs Ic be ccp|ec Ic 8C fcr reccrc
|f Ihe use cf such ccncreIe hcs ncI been
spec|fec by Ihe ccnsu|IcnI.
CIher prcjecI-spec|fc recu|remenIs IhcI
mcy be |mpcsec by Ihe ccnsu|IcnI
EIemenl OrIlerIo (mgJLj
LondhII 5ewer Woler course
Cc -
Mg -
Cc 1 1 0.1
Cr 5 5 1
Cu 100 5 0.1
Mn 50 10 5
| 5 10 1
Pb 5 5 0.1
s 5 5 0.1
Zn 100 10 1
8c 100 10 2
|e 100 50 10
IobIe 2. IOLP LImIls for Heovy MeloIs
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For Non-structuro| Works
Wcshec ccpper s|cg |s ccmmcn|y usec |n Ecc-ccncreIe fcr ncn-sIrucIurc| wcrks. Ecc-ccncreIe
cnc c|| fcrms cf ccncreIe ccnIc|n|ng wcshec ccpper s|cg shcu|c generc||y ccmp|y w|Ih Ihe
recu|remenIs cf SS 28: Spec|fccI|cn fcr CcncreIe, fcr ncn-sIrucIurc| e|emenIs |n bu||c|ngs cr
fcr cIher bu||c|ng e|emenIs ncI subjecI Ic cpprcvc| cf p|cns by 8C. Ihe supp||er |s ccv|sec
Ic cbIc|n Ihe ccnsenI cf Ihe c||enI befcre us|ng Ihe mcIer|c|.
Key Feotures of Copper 8|og
Ccmpcsec preccm|ncnI|y cf |rcn ccmpcuncs
Dens|Iy cf cbcuI 3200-3500 kg}m
3
ccmpcrec Ic scnc cnc grcn|Ie cf cbcuI
200 kg}m
3
Denser cnc hecv|er per un|I vc|ume
lnerI
Hcs neg||g|b|e wcIer cbscrpI|cn
Less cngu|cr
bscrbs |ess hecI
pprcvec cs c pcrI|c| subsI|IuIe Ic fne cggregcIes |n prccucI|cn cf ccncreIe
pprcvec cs rep| ccemenI fcr up Ic 10% by mcss cf scnc | n prccucI| cn cf
sIrucIurc| grcce ccncreIe
Ccmmcn|y usec |n prccucI|cn cf Ecc-ccncreIe