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Title: | The Aluminium Industry: A Review on State-of-the-Art Technologies, Environmental Impacts and Possibilities for Waste Heat Recovery |
Authors: | Daniel, B Jouhara, H |
Keywords: | Aluminium production;Aluminium production environmental impact;Waste heat recovery;Waste heat recovery technology;Waste heat recovery applications |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | International Journal of Thermofluids, 2020 |
Abstract: | Aluminium is becoming more frequently used across industries due to its beneficial properties, generally within an alloyed form. This paper outlines the entire production process of aluminium from ore to the finished metallic alloy product. In addition, the article looks at the current state of the art technologies used in each discrete process step. Particular interest is directed towards casting technologies and secondary recycling as the relative proportion of recycled aluminium is increasing dramatically and aluminium is much more energy efficient to recycle than to produce through primary methods. Future developments within the industries are discussed, in particular inert anode technology. Aluminium production is responsible for a large environmental impact and the gaseous emissions and solid residue by-products are discussed. In addition to the environmental impact, the industry is highly energy intensive and releases a large proportion of energy to atmosphere in the form of waste heat. One method of reducing energy consumption and decreasing the environmental impact of emissions is by installing waste heat recovery technology. Applied methods to reduce energy consumption are examined, with a latter focus on potential applications within the industry for waste heat recovery technologies. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/19905 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2019.100007 |
ISSN: | 2666-2027 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2019.100007 |
Appears in Collections: | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
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