Market Dynamics, Recycling and Recovery of Magnesium from Aluminum Alloy Scrap

This paper provides an overview of North American markets for magnesiumMagnesium recyclingand aluminumAluminum recycling alloys along with life cycle material flow diagrams. Additionally, we review the production processes of magnesium and its alloys from various magnesium-bearing raw materials, inc...

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Published inApplications of Process Engineering Principles in Materials Processing, Energy and Environmental Technologies pp. 191 - 200
Main Authors Gesing, A. J., Das, S. K.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesThe Minerals, Metals & Materials Series
Subjects
Aluminum recycling
Magnesium electrorefining
Magnesium recycling
Market economics
Materials science
Metals technology / metallurgy
RE-12™ electrorefining process
Testing of materials
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of North American markets for magnesiumMagnesium recyclingand aluminumAluminum recycling alloys along with life cycle material flow diagrams. Additionally, we review the production processes of magnesium and its alloys from various magnesium-bearing raw materials, including scrap. The main focus of the paper is on the collection, recycling and processing of post- and pre-consumer metal scrap containing magnesium. We discuss the latest status and economic analysis of RE-12™, a scrap-based process for recovering magnesium from aluminum alloys and its potential application to can sheet, automotive (body and closure sheets) and aluminum foundry markets.
ISBN:9783319510903
3319510908
ISSN:2367-1181
2367-1696
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-51091-0_17