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Aluminium recycling, an Uncommon card
Aluminium recycling is the process in which secondary commercial aluminium is created from scrap or other forms of end-of-life or otherwise unusable aluminium.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 141
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 141 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Aluminium recycling quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aluminium recycling card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Recycling scrap aluminium requires only 5% of the ______ used to make new aluminium from the raw ore.
Answer
energy. Recycling scrap aluminium requires only 5% of the energy used to make new aluminium from the raw ore. From the Aluminium recycling article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, the United States produced 3.86 metric tons of secondary aluminium for every metric ton of primary aluminium produced.
Answer
2020s. In 2022, the United States produced 3.86 metric tons of secondary aluminium for every metric ton of primary aluminium produced. From the Aluminium recycling article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Boundary layer. Boundary layer 76 · Benedict Anderson 73 · Aluminium recycling 70 · Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann 67 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It involves re-melting the metal, which is cheaper and more energy-efficient than the production of virgin aluminium by electrolysis of alumina refined from raw bauxite by use of the Bayer and Hall–Héroult processes.
- Recycling scrap aluminium requires only 5% of the energy used to make new aluminium from the raw ore.
- In 2022, the United States produced 3.86 metric tons of secondary aluminium for every metric ton of primary aluminium produced.
Why it is Uncommon
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Text : Wikipedia, Aluminium recycling (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Moebius1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
