Aspects of alumina control in aluminium reduction cells

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 249-255

  Whitfield, Daniel ^a   Skyllas Kazacos, Maria ^a   Welch, Barry ^a   McFadden, Fiona Stevens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CAST Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM-SMELTING CELLS; LINEAR REGRESSIONS; METAL PADS; SECONDARY FEEDING RATE;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; MASS TRANSFER;

ELECTROLYTIC CELLS;

EID: 2442484971     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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