Low temperature carbothermal reduction of alumina

澳大利亚是世界上最大的氧化铝和铝土矿生产国；铝工业是我们的第二大大宗商品出口国。该项目旨在开发一种具有低能耗、低生产成本和更环保的先进铝生产技术的基础。这项前沿技术将增强澳大利亚铝业的竞争力，并为建设一个环境可持续的澳大利亚做出贡献。该项目还将为最后一年的本科生提供高质量的教育。该项目将有助于冶金过程的理论，特别是还原和渗碳过程中的气固反应。

Australia is the world's largest producer of alumina and bauxite; and the aluminium industry is our second largest commodity exporter. This project targets the development of fundamentals of an advanced technology for aluminium production with advantages of low energy consumption, low production costs and being more environment-friendly. This frontier technology will enhance the competitiveness of the Australian aluminium industry and contribute to making an environmentally sustainable Australia. The project will also provide high quality education to final year undergraduate students. The project will contribute to the theory of metallurgical processes, particularly to the gas-solid reactions in the reduction and carburisation processes.