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rangerrebew

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Aluminum production could get much better for the environment
« on: May 12, 2018, 03:00:13 pm »
Aluminum production could get much better for the environment

The breakthrough is great news for your gadgets
By Rob Verger May 10, 2018


This aluminum was smelted in a new way that doesn't produce greenhouse gases.


You probably don’t think about aluminum very much. But you should. The ubiquitous metal is in airplanes, iPhones, and engine blocks made by General Motors, to name just a few uses. A 12-inch MacBook, for example, consists of over half a pound of aluminum. And since the late 19th century, the metal has been smelted using the same method—a process that releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

https://www.popsci.com/aluminum-apple
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Re: Aluminum production could get much better for the environment
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2018, 03:43:06 pm »
Wish they would mention cost difference.
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Re: Aluminum production could get much better for the environment
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2018, 01:01:24 am »
Ummmm....

What about all the energy that is consumed to heat the furnace within which the aluminum is processed?

Where does that come from?

Reminds me of this:
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Re: Aluminum production could get much better for the environment
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2018, 11:49:32 am »
Quote from: thackney on May 12, 2018, 03:43:06 pm
Wish they would mention cost difference.

Because it probably will require a government subsidy to be competitive.......
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