Aluminum has been mass produced the same way since 1886, when it was pioneered by Alcoa’s founder, Charles Hall. The process involves applying a strong electrical current to alumina, which removes ...

Purdue researchers demonstrate their method for producing hydrogen by adding water to an alloy of aluminum and gallium. The hydrogen could then be used to run an internal combustion engine. The ...

In 1889, recent college grad Charles Martin Hall devised a way to isolate metallic aluminum. __1889: __ Charles Martin Hall patents his process for using electrical current to extract metallic ...

The integrated aluminum producer also has announced a 10-year energy contract for its Massena, New York, operations.

A new treatment method for waste products generated in the aluminum smelting industry has been developed at Portland Aluminium, based in Victoria, Australia. The waste, spent pot lining has been the ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov 28, 2016) - Moly Mines Limited (MOL.AX) ('Moly' or the 'Company') has received notice from the Australian Stock Exchange ('ASX') advising that it has determined ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the ...