Soil to Foil : : Aluminum and the Quest for Industrial Sustainability / / Saleem Ali.
Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. It is also ubiquitous in the modern world, from aircraft to soda cans. A dizzying number of consumer and industrial products employ aluminum, typically alloyed, because of its availability, versatility, and malleability. Today, how efficientl...
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| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- I SALT AND SOD
- 1 ELEMENTAL ORIGINS AND THE INVENTION OF NEED
- 2 SOIL WITHOUT SOUL
- II PRECIOUS FORCES
- 3 UNBREAKABLE BONDS
- 4 THE BOND BREAKERS AND THEIR BOUNTY
- III FLIGHT AND FOIL
- 5 MOBILE METAL
- 6 ALUMINUM FOR ALL
- IV ELEMENTAL FLOWS
- 7 RECYCLING AND REALISM
- 8 RESTORATION AND RENEWAL OF MINERAL FRONTIERS
- EPILOGUE: Governing Our Planet’s Elemental Resources
- NOTES
- INDEX