Burning Chrome

Gibson, William. Burning Chrome. New York Arbor House, 1986. 

Dobbs, A.J. and Grant, C. (1978). The volatilisation of arsenic on burning copper-chrome-arsenic (CCA) treated wood. Holzforschung, 32(1), 32-35. 

Dermal Effects. Occupational exposure to airborne chromium compounds has been associated with effects on the nasal septum, such as ulceration and perforation. These studies are discussed in Section 2.2.1.2 on Respiratory Effects. Dermal exposure to chromium compounds can cause contact allergic dermatitis in sensitive individuals, which is discussed in Section 2.2.3.3. Skin burns, blisters, and skin ulcers, also known as chrome holes or chrome sores, are more likely associated with direct dermal contact with solutions of chromium compounds, but exposure of the skin to airborne fumes and mists of chromium compounds may contribute to these effects. 

They are manufactured from dead-burned magnesite and natural chrome ore. The main functional component of the latter is the solid solution of chromite FeO. 

Chrome refractories were first introduced in about 1880 as a neutral zone between the acid and basic courses of steel-making furnaces. Nowadays, chrome ore is usually mixed with dead-burned magnesite for the production of chrome-magnesite, a very important basic refractory, which has made the all-basic open-hearth steel furnace an economic possibility. 

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