<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/C66416B2-1DAF-490C-81BF-53867A6CF570" ns1:id="C66416B2-1DAF-490C-81BF-53867A6CF570"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/B1BEA32F-9942-43B5-AAB7-C0C3B2220074" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/B1BEA32F-9942-43B5-AAB7-C0C3B2220074" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2014-06-29T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/69CB8C8E-9AD3-4A3D-8D0E-35DA2D1E545E" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2012-06-30T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">720138</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Novel Aluminium Dross/Salt Slag Press Technology</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>GRD Development of Prototype</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Altek is a world leader in the extraction of molten aluminium from dross either by direct draw off or through further rotary heating, Altek is proposing to research design &amp;amp; develop techniques &amp;amp; processes within a new press incorporating agitation &amp;amp; stirring to better extract the liquid aluminium bodies from the dross &amp;amp; salt slag at 70% either by weight as draw off or collected at the surface of the dross as a thin aluminium plate starving oxygen from the dross creating a process of rapid cooling making it easier to recover. This advancement would provide real economic, environmental &amp;amp; social benefits to primary and secondary aluminium producers and aluminium smelters &amp;amp; re-melters.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>