The production of hydrogen as an alternative energy carrier from aluminium waste
Background Aluminium dross is a valuable resource that is often redirected to landfill as there are no real viable solutions for the utilisation of this industrial waste. A study has been conducted to provide a recycling process where the dross is reacted with an alkaline solution in order to generate hydrogen with bayerite and gibbsite products. Methods Samples of aluminium dross were obtained from two sources: aluminium dross obtained from an aluminium recycling facility, recycled...