Handbook of Aluminium Recycling
Mechanical Preparation, Metallurgical Processing, Heat Treatment
by Christoph Schmitz
SELECTED CONTENTS
Part I – Fundamentals:
- Introduction
- Sources for production of aluminum
– Aluminium ore
– Aluminium scrap - Alumina refinery
- Secondary aluminum
– General consideration
– Quality aspects
– Energy requirements
– Scrap processing
– Mechanical preparation
– Primary inspection
– Comminution
– De-coating
– Thermal processing - Material Basis for Recycling
– New scrap
– Old scrap
Part II – Mechanical preparation
- General
- Material store
- Cutting and balling
- Comminution
- Classification
- Sorting
– Picking belt conveyors
– Magnetic separators
– Eddy current separation
– Air flow separation
– Cyclone separator
– Sink float separation - Process lines for mechanical preparation
Part III – Metallurgical processing
- Melting process
- Overview of melting technologies
- Furnace technology
- Casting technologies
- Metal treatment
- Heat treatment
- Environment control
- Process control
- Quality assurance
- Safety
Part IV – Plant design
- Plant design
- Plant implementation
- Detail engineering
- Construction
- Project management
- Final remarks
