Carbothermic reduction of alumina by natural gas to aluminum and syngas: A thermodynamic study

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 352-361

  Halmann, M ^a   Epstein, M ^a   Steinfeld, A ^b,c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Al oxycarbides; alumina; aluminum; carbothermic; exergy; methane; natural gas; syngas

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BYPRODUCTS; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; EXERGY; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

AL-OXYCARBIDES; CARBONACEOUS COMPOUNDS; CARBOTHERMIC; CO-PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; HIGHER YIELD; INDUCTION FURNACE; LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL; MOLAR RATIO; SYN-GAS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMOCHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM; THERMODYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS; THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84861522371     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827508.2011.601482     Document Type: Review

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