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Laser Separates Aluminum by Alloy, Increases Scrap Value

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DETROIT, Oct. 27 -- The Auto Aluminum Alliance, in conjunction with the US Department of Energy, has developed a recycling process that uses optical emission spectroscopy to improve the way the auto and aluminum industries recycle and sort scrapped automobiles. By using lasers to identify and recover metals from scrapped vehicles, researchers have demonstrated the ability to separate cast from wrought alloys, as well as the ability to separate wrought alloys from each other at commercially viable rates. The techniques we're exploring will allow us to recapture more of the value and...Read full article

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    Published: October 2000
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