Spent Si3N4 bonded SiC sidelining materials in aluminium electrolysis cells

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 353-358

  Wang, Zh ^a   Skybakmoen, E ^b   Grande, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminium electrolysis; Degradation; Si3N 4 SiC; Sidelining

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYSIS; CARBON CATHODE; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; OXIDATION PRODUCTS;

ALUMINUM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LIGHT; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 71949094541     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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