Energy and exergy analysis of the primary aluminum production processes: A review on current and future sustainability

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-89

  Balomenos, Efthymios ^a   Panias, Dimitrios ^a   Paspaliaris, Ioannis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

chemical exergy analysis; energy and exergy efficiency; primary aluminum production

Indexed keywords

19TH CENTURY; BAYER PROCESS; CHEMICAL EXERGY; CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; ON CURRENTS; PRIMARY ALUMINUM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE PROCESS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; INDUSTRY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952669333     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827508.2010.530721     Document Type: Article

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