Abstract
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (KUCC) used targeted energy assessments in the smelter and refinery at its Bingham Canyon Mine, near Salt Lake City, Utah. The assessment focused mainly on the energy-intensive processes of copper smelting and refining. By implementing the projects identified, KUCC could realize annual cost savings of $930,000 and annual energy savings of 452,000 MMBtu. Theprojects would also reduce maintenance, repair costs, waste, and environmental emissions. One project would use methane gas from an adjacent municipal dump to replace natural gas currently used to heat the refinery electrolyte.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/BR-840-35123
Other Report Number
- DOE/GO-102004-1808
Keywords
- case study
- copper
- electrolytes
- emissions
- industrial energy efficiency
- Kennecott
- KUCC
- methane
- natural gas
- plant-wide assessments
- PWA
- refinery
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- smelter
- Utah
