Secondary Aluminum Production

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024980",
  "term": "Secondary Aluminum Production",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Scrap is melted in oil or gas-fired reverberatory furnace. Removes magnesium by treatment in a molten bath with chlorine or aluminum chloride or aluminum fluoride\n\n2. Uses aluminum drosses instead of scrap [EPA Profile of the Nonferrous Metals Industry EPA 310 R 95-010].",
  "references": [
    "EPA Profile of the Nonferrous Metals Industry EPA 310 R 95-010",
    "EPA EV-Commercial Processes-Manufacturing Processes"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/secondary-aluminum-production/"
}