Technical and economical evaluation of the de Nora inert metallic anode in aluminum reduction cells

TMS Light Metals

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 397-402

  Von Kaenel, René ^a   De Nora, Vittorio ^a  

^a Moltech Technology Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Economic Profitability; Energy Balance; Inert Metal Anodes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; ANODES; CELLS; COMPETITION; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ORE REDUCTION;

ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY; ENERGY BALANCE; INERT METAL ANODES;

ANODES; ELECTRODES;

ALUMINUM REDUCTION CELLS; ANODE CURRENT DENSITY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY; ECONOMICAL EVALUATION; INERT METALS; THERMODYNAMIC POTENTIALS;

EID: 33745314968     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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