Energy and exergy analysis of the primary aluminum production processes: A review on current and future sustainability

Balomenos, E; Panias, D; Paspaliaris, I

dc.contributor.author	Balomenos, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Panias, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Paspaliaris, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:35:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:35:38Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	0882-7508	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21134
dc.subject	chemical exergy analysis	en
dc.subject	energy and exergy efficiency	en
dc.subject	primary aluminum production	en
dc.subject.classification	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Mining & Mineral Processing	en
dc.subject.other	19th century	en
dc.subject.other	Bayer process	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical exergy	en
dc.subject.other	Continuous optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Energy and exergy analysis	en
dc.subject.other	energy and exergy efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental issues	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial consumers	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial practices	en
dc.subject.other	On currents	en
dc.subject.other	Primary aluminum	en
dc.subject.other	Primary production	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable process	en
dc.subject.other	Aluminum	en
dc.subject.other	Aluminum metallography	en
dc.subject.other	Aluminum metallurgy	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Energy conversion	en
dc.subject.other	Exergy	en
dc.subject.other	Industry	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical analysis	en
dc.title	Energy and exergy analysis of the primary aluminum production processes: A review on current and future sustainability	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/08827508.2010.530721	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08827508.2010.530721	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	The common industrial practice for primary aluminum production consists of the Bayer process for the production of alumina followed by the Hall-Heroult process for the production of aluminum. Both processes were developed at the end of the 19th century and despite continuous optimization, their basic thermodynamic inefficiencies and environmental issues remain till today unchanged. As a result, primary aluminum production industry is the world's larger industrial consumer of energy, is ranked among the most CO2 intensive industries, and is associated with the generation of enormous quantities of solid wastes. In this paper a detail energy and exergy analysis of the primary production of aluminum is presented and alternative sustainable processes are reviewed. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.	en
heal.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC	en
heal.journalName	Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/08827508.2010.530721	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000288266400001	en
dc.identifier.volume	32	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	69	en
dc.identifier.epage	89	en