Magnesium Production and Recycling for Clean Energy
Public DepositedMagnesium alloys are essential to numerous applications ranging from automotive to defense. Carbon-intensive primary production of magnesium overseas makes efficient domestic recycling of magnesium scrap imperative for low-emissions economic growth. This MQP contributes to development of a Gravity-Driven Multiple Effect Thermal System (G-METS), a distillation process that converts low-grade post-consumer scrap into alloy-grade magnesium. A reusable sub-scale distillation unit is designed, built, and tested. Consistent separation of magnesium from aluminum is achieved in batch-distillation experiments. A reduced-order heat transfer model of the industrial design is developed and experimentally confirmed.
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- 121812
- E-project-042524-161143
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- 2024
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
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- 2024-04-25
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- E-project-042524-161143
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- 2024-05-08
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