7. Glossary

Coking plant

Plant in which coal is converted into metallurgical coke to make it sufficiently resistant to the blast furnace load.

Crushing

The process of coarsely breaking up hard or dry materials into irregular granules using a hammer, pestle or crusher.

Screening; sieving

Solid fragments are separated according to size.

ex situ soil treatment; ex situ soil clean-up technology

Soil treatment process requiring prior excavation of soil.

in situ soil clean-up technology; traitement de sol in situ

Soil treatment process without excavation.

Gas plant; Usine à gaz

Plant producing manufactured gas or town gas.