Aluminum carbothermic technology comparison to Hall-Heroult process

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 395-400

  Bruno, Marshall J ^a  

^a ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOTHERMIC TECHNOLOGY; HIGH INTENSITY SLAG RESISTANCE SMELTING TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECARBONIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; SMELTING;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 1442357827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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