This update, includes how you might recycle aluminium at volume.

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20240507 Prototyping of the Recycling of Aluminium Foil. (ACMJ.)
Sharon Liu.
2023/08/01.
The Prototyping.
So, I was thinking that wires, had to be made for ACMJ (Apache, Csharp, Mysql, Javascript). Also, the main selling point,
of the new ACMJ server, was that it would be made out of recycled food packaging. So, I decided that the chocolate bar
foil, which was aluminium (it is aluminium, as a magnet doesn’t stick to it, it is also very light), would be convenient to
recycle, as it was devoid of dyes. (I might investigate dyes, later) Aluminium does not oxidise, after a year in storage, so
maybe it would be suitable for wires. (The aluminium tart cases, are just the same, after a year.) I haven’t got, much
copper, but I’ve got plenty of aluminium, as I keep buying chocolate.
So, prototyping of the recycling the aluminium foil, was fairly easy. I heated the handle of a (?) stainless steel spoon, in a
blue gas stove flame, for some seconds, and then imprinted the handle, on the aluminium foil. The foil, stuck to the
handle, for 1 second, meaning that the aluminium foil, had melted. I should write an equation, for this process. The
sticking of aluminium, to steel, is dependent on the temperature, of both metals. S = kt. (Where k is a constant.) (We
have already mentioned, sticking and temperature.) To hold the spoon, I used a rag. Later, I examined the aluminium
foil, and the indent made by the hot steel handle, had a slightly congealed part. I did all of this, in the kitchen.
What to do next.
So, the above is everything I have done so far. Let’s talk about, what happens if we wanted to take this, a step further.
Disclaimer: Under this heading, we are just planning, what to do next.
So, to recycle the entire foil, I would need a ceramic or steel template. I would need to apply heat to the aluminium foil,
so it melts, via the ceramic or steel sandwich, at the right temperature, so it doesn’t form gunk. When the heat and
pressure are applied to the foil, it is turned into a new foil, which can potentially be used with a new chocolate bar. So
then, consumers wouldn’t have to feel bad about throwing food packaging away. I don’t know, how the template would
be made. It is difficult to shape ceramic. Maybe the template would be made, out of steel, and the temperature, finely
controlled. You wouldn’t get the fine patterning, of the aluminium foil, though.
2024/04/29.
Environmental impact.
Assessing the environmental impact, is important in the recycling of aluminium foil. This must be done, before the
aluminium foil, is melted on tiles (made of e.g. stone). We would like to see, whether aluminium in the environment,
would affect the growth of plants. Aluminium is a light metal. I have read in the literature, that heavy metals are toxic to
plants. Aluminium is the most abundant metal, in the Earth’s crust (World Economic Forum, 2021). It is the third most
common element, in the Earth’s crust. It is important, that the level of aluminium in the crust, stays about the same, to
support existing flora and fauna. We conclude that so long as the aluminium cycles, from being extracted from the
mines, to food packaging, and back, this is possibly acceptable to life.
Making a recycled low-grade aluminium foil disc.
To make a low-grade aluminium foil disc, you get a pair of scissors, and cut out a small disc, of around 0.8cm in
diameter, from the chocolate bar aluminium foil. You put the disc, on a ceramic plate. Then, you heat a steel spoon, with
a flat handle tip, in a blue flame, for 20 counts, on a stove ring. You then quickly imprint the hot steel handle tip, onto
the disc, to flatten the used foil, over a few imprints. (I only did the imprinting, a few times, to save gas, but ideally you
should imprint the aluminium disc, until it is all flattened.) Because of the boundary between the iron and aluminium
(iron is approximately twice as dense as aluminium), the steel and aluminium foil, do not stay together.

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Next steps.
Ideally, there should be a whole sheet of new foil. (Instead of a small low-grade aluminium disc.) To get this, I think I
need to design some equipment. I was thinking, of collecting a large smooth pebble, to heat and brush the used foil
with. I wonder what the consequences, of heating a large smooth pebble, are. This depends on the pebble.
2024/05/07.
The theory of recycling aluminium foil at volume.
You would first need to weigh the total amount of used aluminium foil. (The chocolate at the chocolatiers, must not stick
to the foil. This is managed, by design.) The bigger the amount of used aluminium foil, the more energy that is required,
to turn it into globules. V = kE. Within the aluminium foil, the aluminium atoms, are in a lattice, due to the minimum
energy, required to arrange them. Also, the aluminium atoms, are attracted to each other, and to the Earth’s surface.
The distance between the atoms, is made of a net difference, between the attracting and repelling forces. d = a – r. So,
where is the large force, that recycles used aluminium foil? See, burying the aluminium foil in magma, might produce
ore. (Maybe, as I heard, magma is too hot.) Well you see, if you boiled aluminium foil for the whole day, maybe it would
flatten. That is the watery atomic centrifuge. The main problem with this, is that aluminium atoms, end up in the water.
Well, you could let the water dry out. The time taken to reshape aluminium, is proportionally less, when the
temperature is 10 times lower. t_i = k/(TP). The time taken to reshape aluminium, is inversely proportional, to the
temperature and pressure, that the aluminium is subjected to. The aluminium foil, is turned into globules, when there
are forces to all six faces, of the three-dimensional aluminium foil. Maybe when you are boiling the foil, you need to
apply compressive forces, to small scrunched up aluminium foil. Maybe you should fold the aluminium foil, and use
intermittent pressure, with a stainless steel spoon. One who understands mechanics, manipulates particles, as they
want to, provided there is sufficient energy. To remove the loose aluminium particles, from the pan, you pour the boiled
water, into a smaller container, like a flask with an opening that faces down.