Utilization of Steel Slag as a Soil Amendment and Mineral Fertilizer in Agriculture: A Review

TOZSİN G., ÖZTAŞ T.

Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.906-913, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15832/ankutbd.1197239
  • Dergi Adı: Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.906-913
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Basic oxygen furnace (BOF), Electric arc furnace (EAF), Induction furnace (IF), Mineral fertilizer, Soil amendment, Steel slag
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The gradual increase in industrial wastes allowed the utilization of these wastes in different areas. Steel slag, one of the industrial wastes, is formed during the reduction of molten crude iron to molten crude steel in basic oxygen furnaces or scrap to molten crude steel in electric arc furnaces and induction furnaces. Removal, storage, or disposal of steel slag is an important environmental and economic problem. Steel slag offers opportunities to be used as an alternative material in various areas and contributes to the national economies through recycling. This research provides information about the studies and application examples on the use of steel slag as a soil amendment and mineral fertilizer in the world. This usage allows reducing the consumption of natural resources and providing great agricultural, environmental, and economic gain by minimizing the negative environmental effects of steel slag.