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How is Aluminum Recycled?
Abridged and adapted from a Norsk Hydro video voiceover
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1 - Aluminum recycling is a crucial component in the pursuit of a perfect circular flow economy.
2 - It enables the transformation of used beverage cans into new beverage cans, and discarded window frames into fresh window frames.
3 - Each year, approximately 36 000 tons of old aluminum window frames contribute to the growing mountain of discarded material.
4 - This waste arises not only from building renovations but also from the increased use of lightweight aluminum in the automotive and electronics industries.
5 - Consequently, there is an urgent need to find effective methods to recycle aluminum efficiently.
6 - The recycling process begins with the use of shears and a conventional shredder to cut up the frames.
7 - Magnetic separators and an eddy current separator are then employed to extract metal screws and hinges as well as any rubber, wood and plastic components.
8 - The resulting waste contains old aluminum window handles and rivets that are unsuitable for window frame alloys.
9 - To address this issue, those unsuitable materials are sorted out by a special x-ray machine.
10 - A second phase involves re-shredding and sieving the material, optimizing it for the subsequent x-ray machine.
11 - The coarse aluminum parts are meticulously cut into chips measuring four to six centimeters using steel blades that are specially hardened to withstand aluminum’s abrasive nature.
12 - The two shredders have a combined capacity of over 100 tons of aluminum chips per day.
13 - Subsequenly, a screening unit filters out smaller particles, resulting in a homogeneous material flow that facilitates the detection of individual fragments in the subsequent x-ray machine.
14 - The individual parts are examined by powerful x-ray sources with an energy of 160 kiloelectron volts.
15 - To ensure the protection of workers from radiation exposure, the unit is covered with a robust lead shield.
16 - The aluminum chips are spread evenly on a wide conveyor belt with x-ray lamps inspecting them from above.
17 - Simultaneously, an x-ray detector beneath the belt measures the incoming radiation.
18 - This data is used by a computer to differentiate between various alloys and operate a strip fitted with nearly 400 pressurized air jets.
19 - These air jets blow off the unsuitable material at a rate of 100 parts per second.
20 - The grounbreaking technology enables the separation of unsuitable heavy metal alloys which typically constitute about two to four percent of the material, redirecting them to other material cycles.
21 - The majority of the recycled material consists of highly valuable aluminum alloys such as 6060 and 6063 which have been extensively used for window frame production for several decades.
22 - The innovative shredding and sorting technologies allow for the annual recycling of 30 000 tons of this high-quality material which is then easily transported to customers like the Hydro Aluminum Company.
23 - Hydro Aluminum produces approximately 3 000 tons of aluminum billets per year.
24 - These billets serve as a vital primary material for pressing plants where they are used to manufacture aluminum profiles including those for window frames.
25 - The recycled material in the form of aluminum billets is melted down at Hydro’s plant in cockpits through a specialized process.
26 - Extrusion billets measuring approximately 25 centimeters in length are produced.
27 - These billets composed of recycled aluminum and with minimal primary aluminum content are crucial for reducing the environmental impact of the entire production process.
CLARIFICATION / ÉLUCIDATION
French abbreviations / Abréviations en français : a = adjectif - amér. = américain - adv. = adverbe - brit. = britannique - ind. = indénombrable - inf. = infinitif - litt. = littéralement - mod. = modificateur - n = nom - ortho. = ortographe - pl. = pluriel - plur. = pluriel - prép. = préposition - prop. = proposition - sing. = singulier - intr. = intransitif - tr. = transitif
Title / Titre - How is Aluminum Recycled?
- to recycle (v) (tr.) = recycler
1 - Aluminum recycling is a crucial component in the pursuit of a perfect circular flow economy.
- aluminum (n) (amér.) = aluminium (noter la différence d'orthographe) (ortho. brit. aluminium) - recycling (n) = recyclage - crucial (a) = crucial, essentiel, vital - component (n) = composant, élément - in the pursuit of (faux-ami) = dans la quête de, dans la recherche de - circular flow economy = litt. économie à flux circulaire = économie circulaire
2 - It enables the transformation of used beverage cans into new beverage cans, and discarded window frames into fresh window frames.
- It enables : It reprend Aluminium - to enable (v) (tr.) = rendre possible, permettre - used (a) (faux-ami) = usagé - beverage can = canette à boisson (beverage = breuvage) - discarded (a) = mis au rebut (du verbe to discard mettre au rebut) - fresh (a) (faux-ami) = nouveau - window frame = châssis de fenêtre
3 - Each year, approximately 36 000 tons of old aluminum window frames contribute to the growing mountain of discarded material.
- approximately (adv.) = environ - old aluminum window frames : old se rapporte à frames - to contribute to the growing mountain of = venir grossir la montagne de - growing (a) = croissant - material (n) = matériau
4 - This waste arises not only from building renovations but also from the increased use of lightweight aluminum in the automotive and electronics industries.
- waste (n ind. sing.) = déchets (pl.) - to arise (arose, arisen) from (v intr.) = provenir de - increased (a) = accru - lightweight (a) = de faible poids, léger - automotive (a) = de l'automobile - electronics (a) = de l'électronique
5 - Consequently, there is an urgent need to find effective methods to recycle aluminum efficiently.
- Consequently (adv. mod. phrase) = De ce fait, Pour cette raison - effective (a) = véritable, concret/-ète, tangible - to recycle (v) (tr.) = recycler - efficiently (adv.) = efficacement
6 - The recycling process begins with the use of shears and a conventional shredder to cut up the frames.
- the recycling process = le processus de recyclage (anglicisme), l'opération de recyclage, ou (tout simplement) le recyclage - shears (n pl.) = cisailles (pl.) - conventional (a) (faux-ami) = classique, normal - shredder (n) = déchiqueteuse (du verbe to shred (tr.) déchiqueter) - to cut up (v) (tr.) = couper en petits morceaux
7 - Magnetic separators and an eddy current separator are then employed to extract metal screws and hinges as well as any rubber, wood and plastic components.
- magnetic separator = séparateur magnétique - eddy current separator = séparateur à courants de Foucault - to extract (v) (tr.) = retirer - metal screws and hinges : metal se rapporte aux deux noms, screws (= vis) et hinges (= charnières) - rubber, wood and plastic components : rubber, wood, plastic sont des adjectifs épithètes qualifiant components - rubber (a) = en caoutchouc
8 - The resulting waste contains old aluminum window handles and rivets that are unsuitable for window frame alloys.
- resulting (a) = qui en résulte, qui en découle - aluminum window handles and rivets : aluminum window se rapporte au couple de mots handles and rivets - handle (n) = poignée - rivet (n) = rivet - unsuitable (a) = qui ne convient pas (for, à) - alloy (n) = alliage
9 - To address this issue, those unsuitable materials are sorted out by a special x-ray machine.
- to address (v) (tr.) (faux-ami) = régler, résoudre - issue (n) (faux-ami) = question, problème - materials (pl.) : renvoie à handles and rivets supra - to sort out (v) (tr.) = éliminer (grâce à un tri) (out exprime l'action, sort indique le moyen) - x-ray machine = machine à rayons X
10 - A second phase involves re-shredding and sieving the material, optimizing it for the subsequent x-ray machine.
- to involve (v) (tr.) = concerner - re-shredding and sieving the material : the material est complément d'objet direct des deux formes verbales combinées - to re-shred (v) (tr.) = déchiqueter à nouveau, broyer à nouveau - to sieve (v) (tr.) = cribler, passer au crible, tamiser, passer au tamis - to optimize (ortho. amér.) / optimise (ortho. brit.) (v) (tr.) = optimiser - subsequent (a) = suivant
11 - The coarse aluminum parts are meticulously cut into chips measuring four to six centimeters using steel blades that are specially hardened to withstand aluminum’s abrasive nature.
- coarse (a) = grossier/-ière - part (n) (faux-ami) = pièce, morceau - meticulously (adv.) = méticuleusement - to be cut into = être découpé en - chip (n) = copeau - to measure (v) (tr.) = mesurer - centimeter (n) (ortho. amér.) = centimètre (ortho. brit. centimetre) - using (prép.) = au moyen de, à l'aide de - steel blade = lame en acier - to be hardened = être trempé (inf. to harden) - to withstand (v) (tr.) = résister à, supporter - aluminum's abrasive nature (cas possessif) : comprendre the abrasive nature of aluminum - abrasive (a) = abrasif/-ive
12 - The two shredders have a combined capacity of over 100 tons of aluminum chips per day.
- over 100 tons = plus de 100 tonnes - per day = par jour
13 - Subsequenly, a screening unit filters out smaller particles, resulting in a homogeneous material flow that facilitates the detection of individual fragments in the subsequent x-ray machine.
- Subsequently (adv. mod. de phrase) = Ensuite - screening unit = unité de criblage - to screen (v) (tr.) = cribler, passer au crible - to filter out (v) (tr.) = éliminer (par filtrage) (out exprime l'action, filter indique le moyen) - particle (n) = particule (noter la différence d'orthographe) - resulting in a homogeneous material flow (proposition participiale) = ce qui se traduit par..., ce qui donne... - a homogeneous material flow : comprendre a flow of homogeneous material - homogeneous (a) = homogène (autre ortho. homogenous) - to facilitate (v) (tr.) = faciliter
14 - The individual parts are examined by powerful x-ray sources with an energy of 160 kiloelectron volts.
- to examine (v) (tr.) = examiner - 160 kiloelectron volts = 160 kiloélectrons-volts (abr. keV) ; l'unité est l'électron-volt (abr. eV)
15 - To ensure the protection of workers from radiation exposure, the unit is covered with a robust lead shield.
- to ensure (v) (tr.) = assurer - radiation exposure = exposition au rayonnement - robust (a) = robuste, solide - lead shield = blindage de plomb
- to be spread = être étalé (inf. to spread) - evenly (adv.) = uniformément - conveyor belt = convoyeur à bande, tapis roulant (belt (n) = bande) - to inspect (v) (tr.) = inspecter, examiner - with x-ray lamps inspecting them from above (prop. participiale) = où des lampes à rayons X les inspectent d'en haut
17 - Simultaneously, an x-ray detector beneath the belt measures the incoming radiation.
- Simultaneously (adv. mod. de phrase) = Simultanément, En même temps - detector (n) = détecteur, capteur - beneath (prép.) = sous - to measure (v) (tr.) = mesurer - incoming (a) = entrant
18 - This data is used by a computer to differentiate between various alloys and operate a strip fitted with nearly 400 pressurized air jets.
- data (n sing.) = données (plur.) - computer (n) = ordinateur - to differentiate (v) (intr.) = faire la différence (between, entre) - various (a) = divers/-erse - to operate (v) (tr.) = actionner - strip (n) = bande - to be fitted with = être équipé de (inf. to fit) - nearly 400 air jets = près de 400 jets d'air - pressurized (a) (ortho. amér.) = sous pression (ortho. brit. : pressurised)
19 - These air jets blow off the unsuitable material at a rate of 100 parts per second.
- to blow off (v) (blew, blown) (tr.) = expulser (off exprime l'action, blow indique le moyen) - at a rate of 100 parts = à la cadence de 100 pièces - per second = par seconde, à la seconde
20 - The grounbreaking technology enables the separation of unsuitable heavy metal alloys which typically constitute about two to four percent of the material, redirecting them to other material cycles.
- groundbreaking (a) = révolutionnaire - typically (adv.) (faux-ami) = généralement, en règle générale - heavy metal alloys = alliages à métaux lourds - about two to four percent = environ deux à quatre pour cent - to constitute (v) (tr.) = constituer - to redirect (v) (tr.) = réorienter (to, vers) - redirecting them to other material cycles (prop. participiale) (them est mis pour heavy metal alloys) = en les réorientant vers d'autres cycles de matériaux. - other material cycles : comprendre other cycles of materials
21 - The majority of the recycled material consists of highly valuable aluminum alloys such as 6060 and 6063 which have been extensively used for window frame production for several decades.
- the majority of = la plus grande partie de - highly valuable aluminum alloys : highly valuable (= de grande valeur) porte sur alloys - extensively (adv.) = largement - decade (n) (faux-ami) = décennie - have been used for several decades : en français, présent simple + depuis
22 - The innovative shredding and sorting technologies allow for the annual recycling of 3 000 tons of this high-quality material which is then easily transported to customers like the Hydro Aluminum Company.
- innovative shredding and sorting technologies : innovative (= innovant) porte sur technologies - to allow for = permettre, rendre possible - high-quality = de grande qualité - to transport (v) (tr.) = transporter, acheminer - customer (n) = client - the Hydro Aluminum Company = la société Hydro Aluminum (formes abrégées : Hydro Aluminum et Hydro)
23 - Hydro Aluminum produces approximately 30 000 tons of aluminum billets per year.
- to produce (v) (tr.) = produire - billet (n) (faux-ami) = billette - per year = par an, à l'année
24 - These billets serve as a vital primary material for pressing plants where they are used to manufacture aluminum profiles including those for window frames.
- to serve (v intr.) = servir (as, de) - primary material = matériau de première fusion, matériau primaire - pressing plants : comprendre plants for pressing = usines de pressage - to manufacture (v) (tr.) = fabriquer - including (prép.) = au nombre desquels / desquelles, dont, y compris - profile (n) = profilé - including those for window frames (prop. participiale) = y compris celles pour les châssis de fenêtre
25 - The recycled material in the form of aluminum billets is melted down at Hydro’s plant in cockpits through a specialized process.
- in the form of = sous forme de - to be melted down = être fondu (inf. to melt down, faire fondre) - Hydro's plant : cas possessif = l'usine de (la société) Hydro - cockpit (n) = cabine (de pilotage) - through (prép.) = grâce à, au moyen de - specialized (ortho. amér.) (ortho. brit. specialised) = spécialisé
26 - Extrusion billets measuring approximately 25 centimeters in length are produced.
- extrusion (n) = extrusion (introduction sous pression d'un matériau dans une filière pour obtenir un profilé) (verbe correspondant : to extrude = extruder) - length = longueur
27 - These billets composed of recycled aluminum and with minimal primary aluminum content are crucial for reducing the environmental impact of the entire production process.
- minimal primary aluminum content : minimal porte sur content (n) = teneur ; primary porte sur aluminum (n) - entire (a) = tout entier / entière
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© Christian Lassure - EFT July 4th, 2023 / 4 juillet 2023 - Updated on August 5th, 2023
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