Spent potlining: An update

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1313-1317

  Pawlek, Rudolf P ^a  

^a TS + C   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ausmelt process; Cement industry; Low caustic and lining; Pig iron; Spent potlining

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY; AUSMELT; CATHODE LINING; CEMENT KILN; ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INERTIZATION; POTLINES; REFRACTORY COMPONENTS; ROAD PAVEMENTS; SPENT POTLINING;

ALUMINUM; CARBON; CATHODES; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; CYANIDES; EXHIBITIONS; FLOTATION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FUEL ADDITIVES; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LEACHING; MANUFACTURE; PIG IRON; REFRACTORY ALLOYS; REFRACTORY CONCRETE; SILICON ALLOYS;

CEMENT INDUSTRY;

EID: 84860872200     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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