New opportunities for aluminum electrolysis with metal anodes in a low temperature electrolyte system

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 321-326

  Yang, Jianhong ^a   Hryn, John N ^a   Davis, Boyd R ^b   Roy, Alain ^b   Krumdick, Greg K ^a   Pomykala Jr , Joseph A ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Electrolyte; Inert anodes; Low temperature; Potassium fluoride

Indexed keywords

ANODE MATERIALS; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; INERT ANODES; POTASSIUM FLUORIDE;

ALUMINA; ANODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC CONDUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; PURIFICATION; SHOCK WAVES; SLURRIES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM METALLURGY;

EID: 2442558357     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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