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Secondary Copper Smelter

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024989

Facility that processes copper scrap in a blast furnace and converter or that uses another pyrometallurgical purification process to produce anode copper from copper scrap, including low-grade copper scrap. A facility where recycled copper scrap or copper alloy scrap is melted to produce ingots or for direct use in a manufacturing process is not a secondary copper smelter.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024989
FieldEnvironment
References40 CFR 63.11158 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024989",
  "term": "Secondary Copper Smelter",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Facility that processes copper scrap in a blast furnace and converter or that uses another pyrometallurgical purification process to produce anode copper from copper scrap, including low-grade copper scrap. A facility where recycled copper scrap or copper alloy scrap is melted to produce ingots or for direct use in a manufacturing process is not a secondary copper smelter.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.11158 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/secondary-copper-smelter/"
}

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