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Iron oxides generated within the quenching process are lost as they are contaminated with oil from the quenching bath, and is drained from the bath as hazardous waste.
Installation of a centrifuge separator to recover the iron oxide reduces the hazardous waste, and allows the collection of the iron oxides to be sold for scrap traders.