Crust and alumina powder dissolution in aluminum smelting electrolytes

JOM

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 50-54

  Welch, Barry J ^a,b   Kuschel, Gerda I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYTES; POWDERS; SOLUBILITY;

ALUMINUM SMELTING; DRY SCRUBBING SYSTEM; EXCURSION;

SMELTING;

EID: 37249001383     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: 15431851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-007-0065-9     Document Type: Article

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