期刊
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
卷 144, 期 -, 页码 340-349出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.02.009
关键词
Aluminum - cerium alloys; United States; Automotive market; Dynamic material flow analysis; Segregation; Engine blocks; Cylinder heads
资金
- Critical Materials Institute, an Energy Innovation Hub - U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office [AL-12-350-001]
Increasing demand of abundant co-product rare earths such as cerium and lanthanum has become a focus for improving mine economics. The recent development of an aluminum-cerium (Al-Ce) alloy targeted toward broad market adoption in the automotive industry is one recent example. This alloy has shown exceptional mechanical properties and cost-saving potential. However, since market adoption is unknown, impacts of this alloy on Ce demand remains uncertain. We estimate Al-Ce impacts by simulating adoption in different automotive sectors using a dynamic material flow analysis model. We then project future Ce content in the recycled Al stream given current recycling practices. We also compute the required segregation given different Ce impurity tolerances of existing automotive Al alloys. Finally, once secondary supply is derived from segregation, we calculate primary Ce demand. Results showed that segregation of Al-Ce components from non-A1Ce automotive Al components is needed for most adoption scenarios and impurity thresholds. Ce metal demand was found to be lowest at 1000 mt/yr if the target market is light duty trucks. If Al-Ce could penetrate the High Efficiency Spark Ignition market (i.e., turbocharger market), Ce demand could reach 23,200 mt Ce/year in 2045, without accounting for Chinese and Australian Ce primary production capacity. When accounting for primary Ce production capacity, demand could reach up to 16,200 mt/yr.
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