| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Bauxite Residue Valorization and Best Practices
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| Presentation Title |
Developments in EGA’s bauxite residue roadmap |
| Author(s) |
Steven P. Rosenberg, Markus Graefe |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Steven P. Rosenberg |
| Abstract Scope |
In 2016, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) embarked on an ambitious program to find practical applications for bauxite residue from its forthcoming Al Taweelah alumina refinery and thereby progressively phase out the storage of all bauxite residue from the refinery in the medium to long term. This necessitated the creation of a Bauxite Residue Roadmap, which provided clear guidelines and principles that allowed a comprehensive research program and commercial development to commence well before the refinery had even entered production (2019). This presentation reflects on the successes and challenges in following the Roadmap, the extent to which it had to evolve following refinery start-up, how it has helped clarify which research avenues to pursue and when to abandon programs. Most importantly, it provided a filter to prevent loss of focus and momentum when faced with the many schemes, start-ups and alternate technologies presented to EGA over the years. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: TMS Journal: Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy |
| Keywords |
Sustainability, Aluminum, Other |