Abstract
Used aluminum beverage cans (UBC) are able to be recycled into can body material (JIS3004) by remelting. However, in these remelting processes, such problems attributed to `paints' occur as unfavorable molten metal composition (primarily titanium) and lowering of molten metal yield. Consequently, for promoting recycling of aluminum UBC, removal of these `paints' is essential. So far, the paints have been removed by thermal method etc. Previous paper reported the development of a swell-peeling method in which paints are chemically removed, ensuring the good possibility of promoting recycling of aluminum UBC. This paper reports the details of swell-peeling mechanism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-27 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Metallurgical Review of MMIJ (Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Japan) |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 Jul 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Metals and Alloys