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Challenges in light metals production

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posted on 2024-07-11, 09:53 authored by Geoffrey BrooksGeoffrey Brooks, M. Cooksey, G. Wellwood, C. Goodes
Light metals have great potential for application in the automotive and aerospace industries because of their excellent physical properties. The usage of aluminium, titanium and magnesium is limited by relatively high costs of production, associated energy costs and large ecological footprint. In the case of aluminium, significant improvement to the Hall-Heroult process is still achievable through advances in cell design, materials and process control. Alternative production processes, including carbothermic reduction and low temperature routes are also possible. Magnesium and titanium production are currently dominated by batch metallothermic processes and new process routes are required to develop these industries. Research at CSIRO, through the Light Metals Flagship, is currently focused on step change improvements in the production of light metals, aiming at lowering energy usage, increasing productivity and reducing the overall environmental impact. In the present paper, the overall status of the existing technologies will be described, highlighting areas that are being developed around the world and at CSIRO.

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0371-9553

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Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy

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116

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1

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8 pp

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Maney Publishing

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Copyright © 2007 Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. The accepted manuscript is reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

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eng

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