Aluminium flows in vehicles: Enhancing the recovery at end-of-life

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-45

  Passarini, Fabrizio ^a   Ciacci, Luca ^a   Santini, Alessandro ^b   Vassura, Ivano ^a   Morselli, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Italmetalli srl Gruppo Fiori   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Automotive shredder residue; Car fluff; Eddy currents; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893794913     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-013-0175-0     Document Type: Article

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