Comparative analysis of primary aluminum and recycled aluminum on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission

Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2908-2915

  Ding, Ning ^a   Gao, Feng ^a   Wang, Zhi Hong ^a   Gong, Xian Zheng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Greenhouse gas emission; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Primary aluminum; Recycled aluminum

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM INDUSTRY; CARBON EMISSIONS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY SAVING AND EMISSION REDUCTIONS; ENERGY STRUCTURES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRIMARY ALUMINUM; RECYCLED ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; ALUMINUM PLANTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; RECYCLING;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84871901091     PISSN: 10040609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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