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Aluminum Recycling, 2nd Edition
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Aluminum Recycling, 2nd Edition

by Mark E. Schlesinger
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
282 pages
9h 56m
English
CRC Press
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60 Aluminum Recycling
scrap costs. The reduction of labor costs requires the use of greater automation in
furnace operations, described in Chapter 9. This too is more difcult to accomplish
when lower-grade scrap is used. Minimizing the use of salt would reduce ux as well
as disposal costs. The recent surge in natural gas production has reduced fuel costs;
better furnace design (see Chapters 7 and 8) will reduce it further.
RECYCLING PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRICE
There are two primary types of aluminum recycling facility. The rst is a remelter.
Remelters engage in direct recycling, producing a specic alloy from scrap primarily
consisting of that alloy. As discussed in Chapter 11, some recycling facilities are now
located adjacent to manufactur ...
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ISBN: 9781466570245