A lot is used in the electrolysis process. But the way to reduce carbon is to produce non-carbon electricity.
It is also possible to idle modern Aluminium plants, so that they only draw large amounts of power during the day when the sun shines. So very good for wind and solar.
The amount of carbon consumed in anodes would be trivial in comparison.
Making steel without carbon, now that is difficult because the carbon is used to reduce the oxide to metal.
This is why some of the largest Aluminum producers in the world are Quebec and British Columbia, both in Canada, despite not having any Bauxite sources. Both BC and Quebec are almost entirely powered via Hydro Electricity. In the case of BC, there are a couple of hydroelectric power plants that are dedicated to the Aluminium smelters.
Can I ask you and aberglas a question? Why do you randomly capitalize words? Why did you write Aluminum instead of aluminum? Or "Bauxite" or "Hydro Electricity"? They are not proper nouns. What's the logic? Only some elements get a capital letter, but not carbon?
It's baffling and I see it everywhere. I just do not get it.
Look at 18th century English texts [google.cz] and their capitalization of nouns ("Substantives should be wrote with a Capital Letter."). Then look at Strider-'s low ID. I think there's the explanation you need.
Huh? Aluminium is known as Solid Electricity (Score:4, Informative)
A lot is used in the electrolysis process. But the way to reduce carbon is to produce non-carbon electricity.
It is also possible to idle modern Aluminium plants, so that they only draw large amounts of power during the day when the sun shines. So very good for wind and solar.
The amount of carbon consumed in anodes would be trivial in comparison.
Making steel without carbon, now that is difficult because the carbon is used to reduce the oxide to metal.
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This is why some of the largest Aluminum producers in the world are Quebec and British Columbia, both in Canada, despite not having any Bauxite sources. Both BC and Quebec are almost entirely powered via Hydro Electricity. In the case of BC, there are a couple of hydroelectric power plants that are dedicated to the Aluminium smelters.
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Can I ask you and aberglas a question? Why do you randomly capitalize words? Why did you write Aluminum instead of aluminum? Or "Bauxite" or "Hydro Electricity"? They are not proper nouns. What's the logic? Only some elements get a capital letter, but not carbon?
It's baffling and I see it everywhere. I just do not get it.
Re:Huh? Aluminium is known as Solid Electricity (Score:3)