Assessing the potential of yield improvements, through process scrap reduction, for energy and CO2 abatement in the steel and aluminium sectors

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1185-1195

  Milford, Rachel L ^a   Allwood, Julian M ^a   Cullen, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; CO2; Energy; Lightweighting; Steel; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY; COLLABORATIVE APPROACH; CUMULATIVE ENERGY; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; EMBODIED ENERGY; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY; ENERGY VALUE; LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN; LIGHTWEIGHTING; LIQUID STEELS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METAL PRODUCTION; PROCESS SCRAPS; SCRAP SUBSTITUTES; TOP-DOWN EVALUATIONS; TOTAL ENERGY; YIELD; YIELD IMPROVEMENT; YIELD LOSS; YIELD RATIOS;

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LIQUID METALS; METALLURGY; METALS; RECYCLING; RESEARCH; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; STEEL; STEEL SCRAP; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; METAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METALS INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; METAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; RECYCLING;

EID: 80052551344     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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