Aluminum

Aluminum Recycling Recycling scrap aluminum requires only 5% of the energy required to make new aluminum.

Aluminum is used throughout the automotive, culinary, aeronautic and other industries because of its high thermal conductivity and solid structure - meaning it can be used in moderately high and low temperatures and recycled as many times as desired without any loss of quality. Interesting Fact : The United States recycles roughly 3 million tons of aluminum scrap a year while Brazil recycles over 10 billion tons of aluminum!?!

Experimental Design

Example 1). Aluminum beverage cans are getting lighter. Twenty years ago, a pound of aluminum made about twenty cans. Today, the same amount of aluminum makes approximately thirty cans. The thickness of the side of an aluminum can is about the same as that of a human hair.
 * Explain how Aluminum is made initially, not the recycling process
 * Explain the process of recycling Aluminum starting with how it is separated from other metals and why
 * Explain why recycling Aluminum is more beneficial than throwing it away
 * List at least 3 ways recycling Aluminum has improved our environment and industry

2). With all the industries that use aluminum—in manufacturing, in packaging, in cars and airplanes—the industry that uses the most aluminum is the beverage industry.

3). Every three months, Americans discard enough aluminum to completely rebuild every single commercial airplane in America.  Resources retrieved from: http://www.professorshouse.com/your-home/environmentally-friendly/recycling-aluminum-cans.aspx