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- Title
- Magnesium: current and alternative production routes
- Author(s)
- Wulandari, Winny; Brooks, Geoffrey A.; Rhamdhani, Muhammad A.; Monaghan, Brian J.
- Abstract
- Magnesium is a light metal that has numerous applications such as for structural material, metallurgical additive in steelmaking, and chemicals. The current dominant route to produce magnesium is via the Pidgeon process in China. This process is unsustainable since it is energy intensive and has a high Global Warming Potential compared to other processes, but meets the nature of local economics in China which require low capital cost and labour intensive. Australia currently does not produce magnesium, but the abundance of raw materials such as magnesite and dolomite make it possible to produce magnesium metal. This paper will analyse the progress of magnesium production in the world, identify the problems and technical challenges associated with current and alternative technologies, e.g. metallothermic (silicothermic, aluminothermic, carbothermic), electrolytic, and Solid Oxide Membrane route; and examine the future prospect of magnesium industry especially in Australia.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
- Source
- Proceedings of 'Engineering at the edge', the 2010 Chemeca Annual Conference (Chemeca 2010), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 26-29 September 2010
- Publication year
- 2010
- FOR Code(s)
- 091404 Mineral Processing/Beneficiation
- Keyword(s)
- Australia; Industry; Magnesium; Primary production; Processing routes
- Publisher
- Engineers Australia
- ISBN
- 9780858259713
- Publisher URL
- http://www.chemeca2010.com/abstract/262.asp
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2010 Engineers Australia. The publisher does not allow institutions to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article.
- Additional information
- Supported by a Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Scholarship.
- Peer reviewed
