A comparison of the greenhouse impacts of magnesium produced by electrolytic and pidgeon processes

Magnesium Technology 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 173-178

  Ramakrishnan, Subramania ^a   Koltun, Paul ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrolytic magnesium; Greenhouse impact; Lifecycle analysis; Magnesium production; Pidgeon process

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE; RAW MATERIALS; SOLID WASTES; SULFUR;

DOLOMITE ORES; FERROSILICON; PIDGEON PROCESS;

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES;

EID: 2642581894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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