Using maths to boost aluminium recycling

Using mathematical models, research scientists and industrialists are working on tailoring alloys which will increase the usefulness of recycled aluminium. The objective of the five-year project is to develop technical production ‘recipes’ which will enable aluminium scrap to re-emerge in the form of high-quality consumer products - everything from foil to window frames. ‘The results are promising,’ says Yanjun Li, a project manager at SINTEF, the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia.

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