Comparison of salt-free aluminum dross treatment processes

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-72

  Ünlü, Necip ^a,c   Drouet, Michel G ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PyroGenesis Inc   (Canada)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcan plasma torch process; Aluminum; Alurec process; Droscar process; Drosrite process; Dross recycling; Ecocent process; Salt free dross processing

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BYPRODUCTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; MOLTEN MATERIALS; RECYCLING; SLAGS;

DROSS TREATMENT PROCESSES;

WASTE UTILIZATION;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM DROSS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALUMINUM; RECYCLING;

ALUMINUM FACTORY; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FURNACE; METHODOLOGY; RECYCLING; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036662348     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(02)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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