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
- Design
- Implementation
- Detail engineering
- Construction
- Project management
- Final remarks
Annex – Some usuful figures from this book
Impact crusher
Magnetic separator
Eddy current separator
Air flow separator
Sink float basins with different discharging principles
