Essays Tagged: "Alumina"

What are Catalytic Converters?

. Inside the cover is the catalyst, a ceramic or metallic base with an active coating incorporating alumina, ceria and other oxides and combinations of the precious metals platinum, palladium and rhod ...

(7 pages) 54 0 4.3 Sep/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Aluminium.

but he could only manage to create the white compound this element formed with oxygen. He named it alumina.In 1825 someone was finally able to isolate aluminum. His name was Hans Christian Oersted, a ... aluminum is acquired from bauxite. Bauxite is an ore that has large quantities of a compound named alumina.Characteristics:Aluminum is a soft, light, silvery metal. The atomic weight of aluminum is 2 ...

(5 pages) 55 0 2.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Aluminum. Number

atomic number thirteen and the chemical symbol Al. It has had many names over the years, including alumina, aluminium, and aluminum. It was in 1807 when a man by the name of Davy proposed the name al ... uminum accounts for 5 percent of all electricity used in the United States today.Aluminum oxide, or alumina as it is known commercially, is white in color and very hard. It can form one of the hardest ...

(3 pages) 93 2 4.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Regulatory Risk

The research will analyze the scenario of Alumina, Inc. and identify the key facts, regulations, legal issues, values, stakeholders including ... s including the conflicts and ethical dilemma, and then this writer will recommend the solution for Alumina Inc.Environmental regulation is the most expensive area for the business community and the g ... nd land problems (Florida, 2006).Situation BackgroundA resident of Erehwon, Kelly Bates has accused Alumina, Inc. of repeatedly contaminating the waters of Lake Dira with carcinogenic effluents, and h ...

(8 pages) 609 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Expanding Business Globally

"Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry." (Alcoa, Inc., 2007). Alcoa ... 2007"Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry." (Alcoa, Inc., 2007). Alcoa ...

(5 pages) 49 0 3.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Business Regulations

Alumina, Inc., (AI) is a producer of aluminum that operates in eight countries worldwide. A few of A ... tries worldwide. A few of AI's products include packaging materials, aluminum smelting and bauxite. Alumina, Inc. is currently valued at $4 billion dollars.AnalysisFact OneFive years ago, the Environm ... needs to know that AI wants to be ECO friendly. Here is AI's chance to win the public's trust back.Alumina Legal Process Q and AMy corporate general counsel is in court through the end of the week an ...

(6 pages) 49 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

MBA560 UOP week 3. Business Regulation

ess can be far greater (University of Phoenix, Week Three, rEsource. Enterprise Risk Web site)Facts:Alumina Incorporated is a four billion dollar aluminum manufacturer, operating globally in eight cou ... globally in eight countries around the world. With 70% of its sales coming from the United States, Alumina has a variety of concentrated markets including manufacturing automotive components, packagi ...

(10 pages) 349 0 5.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Business regulation simulation

ver the effects of human population growth and the impacts of human technology" (Reed et al, 2005). Alumina Inc. is a U.S.A.-based $4B aluminum maker that operates in eight countries around the world. ... mpany's interests lie in automotive components, manufacture of packaging materials, bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminum smelting. During a routine EPA compliance evaluation inspection five y ...

(6 pages) 230 0 5.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Business Regulation MBA 560

Business RegulationThe polluting of Lake Dira allegation currently facing Alumina Inc. has the company facing additional opponents other than Kelly Bates. Today's society is ... gate ethics abuses" (Reed, Shedd, Morehead & Corley. 2005. pg. 28). In addition to Kelly Bates, Alumina Inc. faces the public opinion of the Erehwon community, the investigating over watch of The ... and the interests of local and national governmental organizations are bound to be raised as to how Alumina Inc. resolves the matter.The basis of the allegations will be explored as well as the corpor ...

(7 pages) 100 0 3.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Business Regulation Plan

This paper will develop a business regulation plan for a company like Alumina, identifying its legal issues and legal principles. It will explain how such issues can be i ... ow such issues can be identified and managed through preventive, detective, and corrective measures.Alumina Inc. is an aluminum manufacturer specializing in the manufacture of aluminum products, and l ... manufacture of aluminum products, and like other companies that operate in manufacturing industry, Alumina is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Their mission is "to protect huma ...

(4 pages) 121 0 3.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Nuclear Medicine Speech. assessment details: present an oral report on a subject of your choice (3 - 10 minutes in length). include power point presentation.

that have a technetium generator. This generator, often called a 'moly cow', consists of a central alumina column which the Molybdenum is chemically bonded to. It undergoes beta decay and Technetium ...

(4 pages) 13 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Business Regulation Simulation

This paper will examine a business regulation plan for Alumina, and will indentify its legal issues and legal principles. This paper will also explain how ... ow such issues can be identified and managed through preventive, detective, and corrective measures.Alumina is a company that produces aluminum products, and as all companies that operate in the Unite ... ttitude, an action done without thinking through the consequences that could happen. In the case of Alumina its conduct had interfered with a person and would have been considered a personal tort, whe ...

(4 pages) 65 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk at Covidien

ation, Covidien. Using the information gathered from the "Business Regulation" simulation regarding Alumina Inc. as a foundation for seeking potential issues, one will identify the legal principles th ... e measure and work to correct existing problems.Our class "Business Regulation" simulation based on Alumina Inc., a $4 billion-dollar global manufacturing company that is located in the state of Erehw ...

(6 pages) 87 0 3.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Recognizing Tort and Regulatory Risk

University of PhoenixIntroductionAlumina, Inc. is an aluminum maker currently being accused of environmental damage from an illegal w ... ve years ago. Corrective efforts have been made but a local Kelly Bates has spoken negatively about Alumina in the press. Ms. Bates daughter has leukemia and accused Alumina of negligence.Minimizing a ... in the laws would prevent future problems and be beneficial in addition to a corrective measure for Alumina.Tort is defined as a civil wrong, or action by another with results in damages that are reco ...

(3 pages) 141 0 5.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Business Regulation Simulation

ulationIntroductionThe research of this document will analyze and develop a plan for a company like Alumina Inc. and explain how regulatory risks can be identified and managed through preventive, dete ... Business interests in automotive components and manufacture of packaging materials, bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting, Alumina Inc. is a four billion dollar company that operates ...

(5 pages) 81 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management