Handbook of aluminium recycling

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The Handbook serves as a valuable resource for plant designers and operators involved in aluminium recycling plants. It covers aluminium as a material and its recovery from bauxite, detailing various process steps, melting and casting plants, metal treatment facilities, and equipment for environmental control and workforce safety. The text addresses both cold and hot recycling processes, including scrap preparation and remelting, alongside operational and plant management aspects. With increasing regulations on environmental control, fuel efficiency, and quality standards, the new edition includes sections on salt slag recycling, oxy-fuel heating, and heat treatment processes, offering a comprehensive overview of aluminium recycling technology. The contents are organized into four parts: 1. **Fundamentals** - Introduction to aluminium production sources, alumina refinery, reduction processes, and secondary aluminium recycling. 2. **Mechanical Preparation** - Covers material storage, cutting, baling, comminution, classification, sorting, and process lines. 3. **Metallurgical Processing** - Discusses melting processes, technologies, furnace and casting technologies, metal treatment, heat treatment, environmental control, process control, quality assurance, and safety. 4. **Plant Design** - Focuses on plant design, implementation, detail engineering, construction, project management, and final remarks. This structured appro