White paper

Cumulative exergy demand of primary aluminium, v1.0

4 March 2026

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A reference white paper presents the cumulative exergy demand from bauxite to primary aluminium ingot using physical allocation.

This white paper presents a transparent, reproducible calculation of cumulative exergy demand for primary aluminium. All process data and assumptions are documented for peer review.