Aluminium research: A shiny future for the wonder metal
The Value-Driven Aluminium Product Development (VALUE) research project aims to discover new and innovative uses for this remarkable metal. The team wants to…
Online monitoring of perfluorcarbon (PFC) emissions from aluminium industry
Perfluorocarbon (PFC) gases are extremely potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) and industrial emissions contribute to global warming. In this blog post I will describe…
Is aluminium electrolysis using inert anodes a blind alley?
The Hall-Héroult process, patented in 1886, is currently used universally for the smelting of primary aluminium. Since then, of course, many improvements have…
Could the chloride process replace the Hall-Héroult process in aluminium production?
At present, the Hall-Héroult process is universally used in the production of aluminium. It is an electrolytic process in which aluminium oxide is…
