About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Melt Processing, Casting and Recycling
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Presentation Title |
Recovery Considerations in the Pyrometallurgical Recycling of Used Beverage Cans |
Author(s) |
Theofani Tzevelekou, Malamatenia Koklioti, Athanasia Flampouri, Nikolaos Chamakos, Ioannis Contopoulos, Alexandros Anestis, Grigorios Galeros, Epameinondas Xenos, Andreas Mavroudis |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Theofani Tzevelekou |
Abstract Scope |
In a world striving for conservation of natural resources, metal recycling is an essential component of sustainable resource management. Continuous scientific research into the parameters controlling the recovery rates of the applied metallurgical treatments, both promotes technological advancements in the design of high efficiency resilient processes and enables their optimization at the implementation phase. In this work, a series of lab-scale testing data was generated to study the relationship between delacquering degree and recovery rate in the pyrometallurgical recycling of Used Beverage Cans. The effect of atmosphere on thermal delacquering kinetics was studied. The obtained Temperature – Delacquering Degree correlation was utilized to prepare UBC-samples of varying delacquering degrees, which were subsequently melted by two procedures; direct melting and addition into AA3104 hot heel. Assessment of metal recovery employing different methodologies, including cast metal weight, separation of entrapped aluminium in dross, both mechanically and after re-melting, demonstrated key affecting parameters. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
Keywords |
Aluminum, Recycling and Secondary Recovery, Pyrometallurgy |