Table of contents : Contents......Page 4 Preface......Page 8 Life-Cycle Engineering and Design*......Page 12 Sustainability—The Materials Role*......Page 26 Life-Cycle Inventory Analysis of the North American Aluminum Industry*......Page 43 Life-Cycle Assessment of Aluminum: Inventory Data for the Worldwide Primary Aluminum Industry*......Page 77 Sustainable Development for the Aluminum Industry......Page 100 Material Flow Modeling of Aluminum for Sustainability*......Page 112 Recycling of Aluminum......Page 117 Identification and Sorting ofWrought Aluminum Alloys*......Page 143 Emerging Trends in Aluminum Recycling*......Page 155 U.S. Energy Requirements for Aluminum Production: Historical Perspective, Theoretical Limits, and New Opportunities*......Page 165 Energy Intensity of Materials Produced in the United States......Page 230 Energy Values for Energy Sources and Materials......Page 232 Hydroelectric Distribution and Electrical Energy Values......Page 235 Emission Data and Calculations......Page 237 U.S. Energy Use by Aluminum Processing Area......Page 243 Theoretical Energy Data and Calculations......Page 251 Aluminum Heat Capacity and Heat of Fusion Data......Page 256 Impact of Using Different Technologies on Energy Requirements for Producing Aluminum......Page 258 Glossary......Page 261 Index......Page 265