Proceso de electrólisis en estado sólido para el reciclaje de desechos de aluminio

Xin Lu1, Zhengyang Zhang2, Takehito Hiraki1

  • 1Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

Nature
|April 13, 2022
PubMed
Resumen

Un nuevo proceso de electrólisis en estado sólido (SSE) transforma la chatarra de aluminio en un metal de alta pureza, comparable al aluminio primario. Este método de reciclaje energéticamente eficiente satisface la creciente demanda de aluminio de alta calidad.

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