The climate crisis requires fast and effective solutions. And that is exactly why methane is crucial. 🌍
Methane (CH₄) possesses a range of physical and chemical properties that make it a particularly relevant component of the current climate debate.
As an anthropogenic greenhouse gas, methane contributes significantly to the warming of the atmosphere. Over a period of 20 years, methane has a significantly higher Global Warming Potential (GWP) than CO₂. A single methane molecule is approximatel...
Bauxite is primarily used as the raw material for the production of aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) and therefore forms the basis of global aluminium production. 🏭
What is less well known, however, is that bauxite offers further potential beyond aluminium oxide production. Under suitable conditions, valuable accompanying elements and raw materials, such as rare earth elements, can also be recovered during the processing of bauxite residue. Their economic recovery is closely linked to aluminium oxide p...
Plasma is everywhere. ⚡
When we think of plasma, we might first think of high-tech applications or complex experiments in the laboratory.
In reality, plasma is much more widespread than we might expect, both in nature and in technology.
In nature, plasma can be found in:
☀️ Stars, including our Sun, which consists predominantly of plasma
⚡ Lightning, caused by powerful electrical discharges
🌈 Auroras, created by charged particles from the solar wind
☄️ Comet tails, shaped by their interaction ...
Methane can play a versatile role in Power-to-Gas systems. But what is actually behind it?
Renewable electricity is used to produce methane as a chemical energy carrier. The originally electrical energy is used to produce methane and can therefore be stored in the form of chemical energy.
Methane thus acts as a storage medium and enables the flexible use over time of the previously generated renewable energy. 🌱
The decisive advantage: Methane can connect different energy sectors, from electr...
In the third of four videos in our Bauxite series, we take a closer look at the next stage of the value chain: What happens to the alumina extracted from bauxite, and how is it converted into aluminium? 🤔
Aluminium is one of the most important metals in modern industry. It is lightweight, highly formable, corrosion-resistant, and can be recycled through multiple material cycles.
However, its production is highly energy-intensive and presents the industry with significant technological and env...
What lies behind the term “plasma” and what does it describe from a physical perspective? 🤔
The term fits remarkably well with the physical properties of this unique state of matter.
Plasma is a formable and dynamic state of matter that responds strongly to external electric and magnetic fields, allowing its structure and properties to change dynamically in space and time. These properties enable plasma to glow, flow, and form complex, dynamic structures. ⚡
This dynamic nature fundamentally ...
At Ermafa Environmental Technologies, together with our research and development department PlasmaSun, we are working on technologies that make industrial processes more sustainable and efficient.
One exciting project is the development of a Plasma Kiln, an industrial furnace with multiple plasma torches that replace conventional natural gas burners.
Through the use of plasma, numerous advantages arise in terms of efficiency, sustainability, and safety:
⚡ Since no fossil fuels are burned, no ...
We would like to take you through the aluminium production process step by step from bauxite and aluminium oxide all the way to red mud recycling. Following our first video on the raw material bauxite, the next step in the process chain is aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃). 🧪
Aluminium oxide, also known as alumina or corundum, forms the basis for the subsequent production of aluminium and is at the same time one of the most versatile materials used in modern industry. 🏭
In our upcoming video, we take ...
Methane is an extremely versatile gas. Its excellent transport and storage capability as well as its versatile application possibilities make it a central medium of global energy systems. 🌍
Whether via pipelines, pressure storage (CNG) or as liquefied natural gas (LNG), methane can be transported process-safe and stored long-term through a vast infrastructure. At the same time, its universality enables its use in power plants, industrial facilities and heating systems as well as the integration...
At the beginning of May, we participated together with our sister companies at IFAT in Munich and presented our joint exhibition stand. ♻️
Wolfgang Kapaun, Project Lead at REDREC, was available to visitors at the trade fair as the contact person for our Bauxite Residue recycling project. We sincerely thank him for representing our project so excellently at the exhibition. 🤝
The significance of Bauxite Residue become apparent through the sheer size of the problem on a global scale. With a globa...
