Markets Industrial / Manufacturing LOW DROSS ALUMINUM MELTER

LOW DROSS ALUMINUM MELTER

Report Fields

Project Number	2
Start Year	2005
Markets Segments	Industrial / Manufacturing
Project Type	Methodology
Type of Technology	Other
Organization	California Energy Commission - PIER program
Project Status	Completed • Basic Research • Applied Research

The purpose of this completed project was to demonstrate an advanced DC-Arc Plasma furnace designed to melt aluminum scrap material for the reuse market within a controlled, oxygen-starved environment that prevents the formation of aluminum oxide (dross) and reduces the volume of process waste material.