Handbook of Aluminium Recycling

The range of useful books and other publications on furnace
engineering, thermodynamics and process engineering is vast. The
specialized practitioner, however, is obliged, generally with some
degree of effort, to filter out the information and processes for heat
treatment of specific materials that are relevant to his or her
needs.

 

The "Handbook of Aluminium Recycling", published
exclusively in English, guides the practitioner in the field of
production, design or plant engineering in detail through the various
technologies involved in aluminium recycling. An examination of
aluminium as a material and of its recovery from natural raw materials
sources, in the context of a brief introduction, is followed by
discussion of the various processes and procedures. Melting and casting
plants, and also metal treatment facilities, are described in detail,
as are provisions and equipment for environmental and workforce safety.
A separate chapter is devoted to plant planning, operation and control,
in view of the fact that the arrangement of the individual plant
elements has a significant influence on cost efficiency and dependable
operation.

 

The technologies used for remelting of aluminium are analyzed both
for their particular potential uses in conjunction with the scrap
charged and with the attainment of the target alloy. The illustration
of design details enables the practitioner to judge whether, and how,
the technology examined in each case might be used for any particular
application. Thermodynamics and metallurgical facts required for
understanding of the relevant processes are drawn from practice. The
reader is thus provided with a detailed overview of the technology of
aluminium recycling, and familiarized quickly and systematically with
both long proven and new, innovative methods.

 

Contents:

Part I: Fundamentals (Introduction, Sources for the production of
aluminium, Alumina refinery, Aluminium reduction, Secondary aluminium,
Material basis for recycling, etc.)

Part II: Mechanical Preparation (Material storage, Principle* plant
requirements, Classification, Separating and sorting,
De-coating/drying, Dross preparation, Environmental protection,
etc.)

Part III: Metallurgical Processing (Melting process, Overview of
melting technologies, Furnace technology, Energy balance and
efficiency, Transmission of heat, Burner technology, Energy losses,
Furnace design, Casting technologies, Metal treatment, Environment
control, Process control, Quality assurance, Safety, etc.)

Part IV: Plant Design (Plant layout, Plant implementation, etc.)