Foundary size |
Metals processed |
Air pollution control |
Estimated fume capture (%) |
Raw material quality |
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Al and Al alloys |
Ferrous |
Cu and Cu alloys |
Other |
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Large |
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L1 |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
90+ |
Clean |
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L2 |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
90+ |
Mixed |
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L3 |
Y |
Bag filter |
Unknown |
Clean |
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L4 |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
75-100 |
Clean |
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L5 |
Y |
Bag filter |
75 |
Clean |
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L6 |
Y |
Bag filter |
Unknown |
Clean |
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Medium |
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M1 |
Y |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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M2 |
Y |
Bag filter |
100 |
Unknown |
|||
M3 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
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M4 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
M5 |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
100 |
Mixed |
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M6 |
Y |
None (induction) |
Clean |
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M7 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
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M8 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Small-medium |
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SM1 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
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SM2 |
Y |
Y |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|||
SM3 |
Y |
Bag filter |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|||
SM4 |
Y |
Bag filter |
Unknown |
Clean |
|||
SM5 |
Y |
Cyclone |
100 |
Clean |
|||
SM6 |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter (induction) None (crucible) |
75 |
|
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SM7 |
Y |
Bag filter |
75-100 |
Mixed |
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SM8 |
Y |
Bag filter |
75-100 |
Clean |
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SM9 |
Y |
None |
Clean |
||||
SM10 |
Y |
None |
Clean |
||||
SM11 |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
||||
SM12 |
Y |
Water scrubber |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|||
SM13 |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
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SM14 |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
||||
SM15 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
|||
SM16 |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
||||
SM17 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
<50 |
Clean |
|
SM18 |
Y |
None (induction) |
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Small |
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S1 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Mixed |
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S2 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Mixed |
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S3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
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S4 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
||
S5 |
Y |
Y |
Afterburner |
Unknown |
Clean |
||
S6 |
Y |
None |
Clean |
||||
S7 |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
||||
S8 |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
Unknown |
|||
S9 |
Y |
Water scrubber |
100 |
Clean |
|||
S10 |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
75 |
Clean |
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S11 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Afterburner |
>50 |
Unknown |
|
S12 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
|||
S13 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
|||
S14 |
Y |
Filter |
75 |
Clean |
|||
S15 |
Y |
Y |
Water scrubber |
100 |
Mixed |
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S16 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Bag filter |
<50 |
Clean |
S17 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
|||
S18 |
Y |
None |
Mixed |
||||
S19 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
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S20 |
Y |
None |
Clean |
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S21 |
Y |
None |
Clean |
||||
S22 |
Y |
Y |
Cyclone |
75 |
Clean |
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S23 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
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S24 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
|||
S25 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
|||
S26 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
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S27 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
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S28 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Unknown |
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S29 |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
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S30 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
None |
Clean |
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Table A1: Metal type, air pollution control and raw material quality
April 2021
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