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New electrolytes for aluminum production: Ionic liquids

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In this article, the reduction, refining/recycling, and electroplating of aluminum from room-temperature molten salts are reviewed. In addition, the characteristics of several non-conventional organic solvents, electrolytes, and molten salts are evaluated, and the applicability of these melts for production of aluminum is discussed with special attention to ionic liquids. Also reviewed are electrochemical processes and conditions for electrodeposition of aluminum using ionic liquids at near room temperatures.

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    Mingming Zhang (graduate student), Venkat Kamavarum (graduate student) & Ramana G. Reddy (ACIPCO professor and associate director)

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For more information, contact R.G. Reddy, the University of Alabama, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Center for Green Manufacturing, A-129 Bevill Building, 126 Seventh Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487; (205) 348-4246; fax (205) 348-2164; e-mail rreddy@coe.eng.ua.edu.

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Zhang, M., Kamavarum, V. & Reddy, R.G. New electrolytes for aluminum production: Ionic liquids. JOM 55, 54–57 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-003-0211-y

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