Linde Gases has announced an agreement with Stena Aluminium in Sweden for the installation of its low-temperature oxyfuel technology
By admin at 11 April, 2009, 4:30 am
Benefits to Stena of the Linde low-temperature oxyfuel solution include increased productivity as the technology will more efficiently supply the energy needed for dissolution of added alloys & superheat the melt.
Stena Aluminium is a producer of recycled aluminium & the installation, scheduled for end of February this year, will be for improvements to one of the company’s alloying & casting furnaces at its Almhult plant.
Increasing throughput of existing furnaces represents a challenge for the aluminium industry.
Additionally, emissions of greenhouse gases, CO2 & NOX, will be reduced.
Low-temperature oxyfuel combustion technology is designed to meet these challenges.
Producers need to constantly improve technique yields, cut fuel consumptions & reduce emissions of gases, such as CO2 & NOX.
It typically boosts capacity by up to 30-50 percent, delivers uniform furnace temperatures to avoid hot spots, & reduces fuel consumption & emissions by up to 50 percent.
The technology is currently employed at seven plants, including Hydro in Norway & Sapa in Sweden, where it’s boosted production capacities by up to 60 percent.
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