| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Recycling and Sustainability in Cast Shop Technology: Joint Session with REWAS 2022
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| Presentation Title |
Recycling Aluminum Casting Alloy Scrap Using Molten Salt Electrolysis |
| Author(s) |
Xin Lu, Kyosuke Watanabe, Osamu Takeda, Hongmin Zhu |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Xin Lu |
| Abstract Scope |
Currently, approximately 1/3 of aluminum is supplied from aluminum scrap. However, the current aluminum recycling is using downgrading and dilution techniques. The final sink of the recycled aluminum is the aluminum casting alloy products, such as engine blocks and transmission cases used for automobile industry. However, the transition to electric vehicles will drastically reduce the demand for such aluminum casting alloy products. In this study, an upgrade-recycling of aluminum casting alloy containing high content of silicon and copper is achieved using molten salt electrolysis process. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Electrometallurgy, Sustainability |