282 Pages 153 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    282 Pages 153 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    What makes this book unique is a specific focus on aluminum recovery, rather than just recycling in general. It also offers an integrated discussion of scrap recovery and re-melting operations and includes economic as well as technical elements of recycling. Important topics include a discussion of the scrap aluminum marketplace and how secondary aluminum is collected and sorted, the design and operation of furnaces for melting scrap, the refining of molten aluminum, and the recovery and processing of dross from re-melting operations. This second edition features more information on aluminum scrap pricing and the economics of recycling, the analysis of dross processing methods currently in use by the industry, and drosses produced. The book has been updated throughout to include the most up-to-date information.

    Introduction
    Brief History of Aluminum Recycling
    Advantages (and Challenges) of Recycling
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Ore Body
    Wrought Aluminum Alloy System
    Cast Aluminum Alloy System
    Product Mix
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Scrap Collection
    Materials Life Cycle
    Scrap Collection Practice
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Aluminum Recycling Economics
    Scrap Grades
    Scrap Prices
    Scrap Purchasing
    Cost of Processing
    Recycling Products and Their Price
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Beneficiation Technology
    Comminution
    Sorting
    Sensor-Based Sorting
    Thermal Processing
    Agglomeration
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Beneficiation Practice
    New Scrap
    MSW 06
    UBCs and Other Packaging
    Automotive Scrap
    Electrical and Electronic Scrap
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Melting Furnace Fundamentals
    Heat-Transfer Kinetics
    Combustion
    Chemistry of Fluxing
    Refractory Interactions
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Melting Furnace Parts and Accessories
    Charging and Preheating
    Burners
    Recuperators
    Refractories
    Stirring
    Road Crucibles
    Environmental Equipment
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Fossil-Fuel Furnaces
    Single-Chamber Designs
    Multiple-Chamber Furnaces
    Small-Volume Melters
    Rotary Furnaces
    Holding and Dosing Furnaces
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Electric Furnace Melting
    Induction Furnaces
    Resistance Furnaces
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Recycling Industry
    Who Recycles Aluminum?
    Influences on the Aluminum Recycling Industry
    Recycling around the World
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Metal Refining and Purification
    Common Impurities in Molten Aluminum
    Fundamentals of Impurity Removal
    Refining Strategy
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Dross Processing
    Types of Dross
    Processing Options for Dross
    Recommended Reading
    References

    Safety and Environmental Considerations
    Collection and Beneficiation
    Thermal Processing and Melting
    Responses to Hazards
    Recommended Reading
    References
    Index

    Biography

    Mark E. Schlesinger

    "Whether by good fortune or excellent judgement, the timing of this latest edition could hardly have been better! It will provide future generations of engineers and technologists the opportunity to develop procedures to cope with the anticipated growth of recyclable auto aluminum in the coming decades. This second edition of Aluminum Recycling is a 'tour de force' account of every facet of the recycling, or secondary, aluminum industry."
    Light Metal Age, August 2014

    "The first edition of Mark’s book was the "aluminum "standard of the aluminum recycling subject areas as it treated theory and practical aspects, useful in both classrooms as well as on factory floors. … this second edition will become the "gold standard" of the aluminum recycling subject since it will be additionally useful in research laboratories, corporate headquarters and commodity trading floors."
    —Dr. Subodh Das, Phinix,LLC, CEO and Founder

    "The author points to trends in future scrap supply and technical developments… The book seems to be easily accessible and thus should attract new students and workers."
    —Anne Kvithyld, SITNEF, Trondheim, Norway

    Praise for the Previous Edition

    "The graphs, charts, and photography are excellent additions to the content ... an informative, easily readable and understandable overview of aluminum recycling."
    —Mary Raum, Naval War College, JOM On-Line, September 2008

    "... Schlesinger has provided a valuable service by addressing all parts of the aluminum recycling process in one concise volume ... provides many helpful charts and graphs."
    Scrap, July/August 2007

    "… the book appears to be an excellent start on a general overview of aluminum recycling."
    —Brian P. Cochran, Wabash Alloys, LLC, Indiana, USA