Concerned with on-site hazardous waste from Alcoa, which continues to leach into nearby waters in Badin, several groups wrote recently to the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources about ways the organization could improve. The actions come as the site, now known as Badin Business Park (BPP), recently reapplied for its […]
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Reuse of secondary aluminum ash: Study on removal of fluoride from industrial wastewater by mesoporous alumina modified with citric acid
Highlights • Synthesising mesoporous alumina with secondary aluminum ash for the first time. • Modification with citric acid increased hydroxyl radical on the surface of the material. • The removal efficiency remains above 98.20% after 5 cycles. • The maximum adsorption capacity for fluoride ions was 117.98 mg g-1. Abstract Longitudinal loading of citric acid […]
Hydrometallurgical stepwise separation of alumina and recovery of aluminum fluoride from waste anode cover material of aluminum electrolysis
Abstract Anode cover material holds marked importance owing to its effect of maintaining the thermal balance of aluminum reduction cells, and is categorized as solid waste because of its continuous accumulation. However, cover materials contain large amounts of alumina and fluoride; thus, can be considered for strategic resource recovery. This research has developed a process […]
ABx kick-starts lab reactors for high-end aluminium product
Alcore’s new laboratory reactors use oleum and smelter waste to recover fluorine. Credit: File ABx Group subsidiary Alcore has completed the commissioning of three laboratory reactors in its efforts to produce a high-value essential ingredient for aluminium smelting from a smelter waste product. Its smelter waste, or “excess bath” process, if successful, would deliver bonus […]
Koalas grazing near Portland Aluminium smelter suffering bone, tooth defects from fluoride exposure
Koalas grazing on gum trees close to the smelter are ingesting high levels of fluoride.(ABC Rural: Kim Honan) Fluoride emissions from an aluminium smelter in Victoria’s south-west are causing koalas grazing nearby to develop an irreversible and sometimes fatal condition, a study has found. Key points: American aluminium giant Alcoa concedes fluoride exposure from emissions at its […]
Management of Solid Waste Containing Fluoride—A Review
Abstract Technological and economic development have influenced the amount of post-production waste. Post-industrial waste, generated in the most considerable amount, includes, among others, waste related to the mining, metallurgical, and energy industries. Various non-hazardous or hazardous wastes can be used to produce new construction materials after the “solidification/stabilization” processes. They can be used as admixtures […]
ALCORE Receives A$7.5 MM Grant From Government To Build Aluminium Smelter Bath Recycling Plant In Tasmania
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) said this week that it’s subsidiary ALCORE Limited has received a grant of A$7.5 million from the Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative towards its A$16.4-million aluminium smelter bath recycling plant in Bell Bay, Tasmania. ABx says the proposed plant will be the first site in the world to recycle aluminium smelter […]
Domestic aluminium industry seeks reduction in basic custom duty on critical raw materials
Association of India has also requested an increase in tariff rate of basic custom duty for aluminium and articles from 10 to 15%. The domestic aluminium industry has sought reduction in basic custom duty and correction in inverted duty structure on critical raw materials, including pet coke, caustic soda, aluminium fluoride and alumina, to encourage […]
ABx kicks off aluminium recycling pilot plant
ABx Group’s 87 per cent-owned chemical refining subsidiary, Alcore, has commenced construction of a pilot plant that will look to produce precursor chemicals used to recover fluorine from aluminium smelter waste known as “excess bath”. The Sydney-based company believes Alcore’s proprietary technology for recycling excess bath into high-value products, such as aluminium fluoride, could deliver […]
Aluminum smelter plants operating near Hirakud
Bhubaneswar: Make people aware about the contributions of urban forests towards the healthy life of the denizens, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra noted at a meeting with officials of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Thursday. Reviewing the progress made in curtailing of pollution generated from various sources, Mahapatra directed to keep up […]