Comparative evaluation of energy and resource consumption for vacuum carbothermal reduction and Pidgeon process used in magnesium production

With the fast development of the application of magnesium based alloys, the demand for primary magnesium is increasing dramatically all over the world. The Pidgeon process is the most widely used process for producing magnesium in China, but suffers from problems such as high energy, resource consum...

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Published in:	Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
Main Authors:	Yang Tian, Lipeng Wang, Bin Yang, Yongnian Dai, Baoqiang Xu, Fei Wang, Neng Xiong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-03-01
Subjects:	Magnesium production Vacuum carbothermal reduction process Pidgeon process Energy and resource consumption Greenhouse gas emissions
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213956720302589