Selenium Recycling in the United States in 2004
Circular
1196-T
Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States
By: Micheal W. George and Lorie A. Wagner
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Abstract
The vast majority of selenium consumption in the United States is in dissipative uses, such as alloys, animal feeds, fertilizers, glass decolorizer, and pigments. The nondissipative use as a photoreceptor for xerographic copiers is declining. As a result of a lack of a substantial supply of selenium-containing scrap, there are no longer selenium recycling facilities in the United States. Selenium-containing materials collected for recycling, primarily selenium-containing photocopier drums, are exported for processing in other countries. Of the estimated 350 metric tons (t) of selenium products that went to the U.S. market in 2004, an estimated 300 t went to dissipative uses. An estimated 4 t was recovered from old scrap and exported for recycling.
Suggested Citation
George, M.W., Wagner, L.A., 2009, Selenium Recycling in the United States in 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1196, iv, 7 p. , https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1196T.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
ISSN: 1067-084X (print)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Selenium Recycling in the United States in 2004 |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 1196 |
| Chapter | T |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir1196T |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, 7 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |