Mass transport considerations for the development of oxygen-evolving anodes in aluminum electrolysis

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1809-1817

  Keller, R ^a   Rolseth, S ^b   Thonstad, J ^c  

^a EMEC Consultants   (United States)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminum electrolysis; Anodes; Mass transport; Molten salt; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CATHODES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; SALTS;

MOLTEN SALTS;

ANODES;

EID: 0030709182     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4686(96)00381-7     Document Type: Article

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