Agglomeration of PM particles

Abstract

Occurrence of particulate matter (PM) in Europe is slowly getting better because of the EU legislative restrictions for these particles [1]. Nevertheless, the air pollution is in some European areas e.g. (the Czech Republic, Germany) still critical and limits for PM10 are exceeded [2]. The main research objective is to reduce emissions by agglomeration for better abatement with existing dust separators. Therefore nowadays there is a large progress on this field and lot of studies are focused on other possibilities of technological elimination of PM particles. The aim is the investigation of fine dust properties of PM particles to abate the particulate matter of existing dedusting systems without high priced product innovation. My bachelor thesis evaluates physical and chemical properties of fine metallurgical wastes and optimizes technological conditions for their agglomeration.