Mechanical preparation of aluminium scrap
Discover the process of mechanical preparation of aluminium scrap in this comprehensive handbook. Learn about mechanical preparation, metallurgical processing, and heat treatment techniques.
In the book “Handbook of Aluminium Recycling: Mechanical Preparation, Metallurgical Processing, Heat Treatment”
by Christoph Schmitz
SELECTED CONTENTS
Fundamentals of aluminium recycling
Introduction
Sources for production of aluminum
- Aluminium ore
- Aluminium scrap
Alumina refinery
Aluminium reduction
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
Mechanical preparation of aluminium scrap
General
- Principles of mechanical preparation of aluminium scrap
- Principles of plant requirements
Material storage
Cutting and balling
Comminution
- Crusher
- Impact crusher
- Shredder
- Jaw crusher
- Ball mills
Classification
- Vibrating screens
- Screening drums
Sorting
- Picking belt conveyors
- Magnetic separators
- Eddy current separation
- Air flow separation
- Cyclone separator
- Sink float separation
Process lines for mechanical preparation
- Shredder process line
- Dross treatment
- De-coating
- Rotary drum de-coating
- Fluid bed de-coating
- Slag processing
- Mechanical processing
Metallurgical processing
Melting process
Overview of melting technologies
Furnace technology
Casting technologies
Metal treatment
Heat treatment
Environment control
Process control
Quality assurance
Safety
Plant design
Plant design
Plant implementation
Detail engineering
Construction
Project management
Final remarks
Annex – Some usuful figures from this book
Figure 6.1 – Magnetic separator
Figure 6.3 – Eddy current separator
Figure 6.8 – Air flow separator
Figure 6.9 – Sink float basins with different discharging principles