Carbonation curing could extend the field life of red mud-based backfill, new study suggests
Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
CFMoto’s 2027 Ibex 800 E combines aluminium components with radar safety technology
CFMoto's 2027 Ibex 800 E combines an aluminium swingarm and forged aluminium pistons with radar-based safety technology, while starting at USD 9,799 in the US. The Ibex also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, adjustable KYB suspension and several touring features as standard. The Ibex 800 E comes...
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Researchers develop an inexpensive COVID-19 test device using recycled aluminium coffee capsules and 3D-printing
According to a recent report, a team at Wageningen University and TNO in the Netherlands has designed a device that enables reliable point-of-care tests for COVID-19 at an inexpensive cost. The device, made of empty aluminium coffee capsules recycled into miniature chemical reactors and combined...
Inalum to improve its aluminium smelting furnace technology; seeks support from three EPC companies
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Inalum) has announced that it will improve its aluminium smelting furnace technology with the help of three EPC companies, namely SAMI, PT Waskita Karya (Persero), and PT Unefeco. The news came after the executive director of PT Inalum (Persero), Sophia Issabella...
En+ Group recently produces the world’s highest purity aluminium with lowest carbon footprint
The metals segment of En+ Group, the world’s largest low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower producer, has recently produced aluminium with the industry’s lowest carbon footprint. Carbon generated during smelting per tonne of metal was less than 0.01 tonnes. So, the purity of the aluminium...
A new product in the SAT family: C-Expert
A new product has finally arrived to enhance SAT technologies portfolio: we are glad to present the C-Expert Powder Booth ( https://c-expert.com/ ) With extensive experience across numerous markets, SAT has introduced most of the innovative solutions recognized as worldwide standards nowadays. The...
TOMRA to supply reverse vending technology for bottle and can recycling program
TOMRA has won the tender to supply the reverse vending technology for the upcoming bottle and can recycling program. SIA Depozīta Iepakojuma Operators, the future central system administrator for the deposit return system (DRS) in Latvia, has made the announcement. The deposit return system will...
Cornell University explores aluminium anode batteries to tender low-cost renewable energy storage
The Cornell University researchers led by Professor Lynden Archer explored the use of a more affordable product, which is aiming to deliver a better alternative to market-dominating lithium batteries. The research announcement said that the latest technique to integrate aluminium derived in...
JNARDDC invents a technology to extract Rare Earth Elements from Red Mud under Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission
Under Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission, city-based institute Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development Design Centre (JNARDDC) has innovated a distinct technology to extract Rare Earth Elements (REE) from aluminium waste (Red Mud), in an attempt to reduce India's import dependence on China for REE....
Rusal America to set up its new aluminium AM powder business at Pittsburgh Tech Centre
Rusal America is reportedly eyeing the additive manufacturing (AM) centre Neighborhood 91 at Pittsburgh International Airport Innovation Campus for its new aluminium AM powder business. The firm declared its move into the aluminium additive manufacturing powder segment in January 2021. The...
RUSAL invests over $1 billion in environmental projects during the past decade
The global leading aluminium producer, Rusal has invested over $1billion in environmental projects between 2011 and 2020. The environmental measures and initiatives implemented by RUSAL over the past decade are highly praised, as the volume of emissions from the Company's enterprises has reduced by...
HP Inc. unveils two new ‘ENVY’ laptops made from recycled aluminium
On Monday, March 29, HP Inc. announced new ‘EMVY’ laptops made from recycled aluminium. The news came after Ifeyinwa Afe, Managing Director of HP Nigeria, launched the two new laptops - HP ENVYx360 15 and HP ENVY 17 in Lagos, Nigeria. According to her, they are designed to give people the freedom...
Eyeing on the application of graphene in Aluminium smelters, Tirupati Graphite bolsters team strength
Tirupati Graphite, a fully integrated specialist graphite and graphene producer, with operations in Madagascar and India, has further strengthened its team across three business units to brace its growth. Tirupati has appointed Dr SK Biswal, a scientist and technocrat specialising in the field of...
Klaveness Digital develops dual solution for the aluminium industry
The Norwegian technology company, Klaveness Digital on a mission to bring shipping and logistics into the future, has coupled with key players in the aluminium industry to develop a new solution for managing supply chain risk and reducing the waste often associated with maritime logistics. The...
Maruti Suzuki, Ashok Leyland associates with Indian Oil-Phinergy for Aluminium-air battery pilot test
The Indian state-run petroleum marketing company Indian Oil Corporation and Israeli company specialising in aluminium-air and zinc-air battery systems for electric vehicles company, Phinergy, have already announced their joint venture “IOC- Phinergy”. The Israeli-Indian JV will engage in research...
Fight against COVID-19: A3 Surfaces stands confident of its antimicrobial anodized Aluminium
In the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the developer of antimicrobial anodized aluminium, A3 Surfaces conducted research to test its product. However, these tests were conducted by the CL3 laboratory at the University of Toronto and were carried out through the collaboration of Dr Gary Kobinger...
TAHA’s aluminium dross process demonstrates 81% less GHG in comparison to the TRF method
Environmental considerations are becoming increasingly pertinent in “green” aluminium production making reducing or eliminating waste ever more so important. TAHA, a multi-discipline solutions provider with corporate offices in Bahrain, offers innovative, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective...
Chinese and American University collaborates to develop high-speed charging Aluminium battery
In today’s world, aluminium-ion batteries are gearing with rapid developments to outperform lithium-ion technology. The biggest advantage of aluminium-ion batteries is their economic and ample availability as raw materials, whereas Li-ion batteries raw materials come with a lot of obstacles in...
Ford, ExOne claims "discovery" in aluminium binder jet 3D printing for the automotive industry
The American multinational automaker, Ford Motor Company and the global leader in additive manufacturing technology providing industrial 3D printing systems and services, ExOne claimed a revolution in binder jet 3D printing for the automotive industry following a successful alliance to develop a...
Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter buys new specialised equipment for safer movement of aluminium storage container
Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter (KAS), part of the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), has reportedly bought new specialised equipment to move its aluminium storage containers faster and safer. Earlier, the company used to move storage containers with a crane that held up to 25 tonnes of aluminium....
