EP0063547A1 - Cuve d'électrolyse - Google Patents

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EP0063547A1
EP0063547A1 EP82810159A EP82810159A EP0063547A1 EP 0063547 A1 EP0063547 A1 EP 0063547A1 EP 82810159 A EP82810159 A EP 82810159A EP 82810159 A EP82810159 A EP 82810159A EP 0063547 A1 EP0063547 A1 EP 0063547A1
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volcanic ash
electrolysis
tub
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alumina
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Sveinn Snaeland
Ragnar Halldorsson
Alwis Franke
Einar Gudmundsson
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Rio Tinto Switzerland AG
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Schweizerische Aluminium AG
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
    • C25C3/06—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of aluminium
    • C25C3/08—Cell construction, e.g. bottoms, walls, cathodes
    • C25C3/085—Cell construction, e.g. bottoms, walls, cathodes characterised by its non electrically conducting heat insulating parts

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  • the present invention relates to an electrolysis trough, in particular for the production of aluminum by melt flow electrolysis, consisting of an outer steel trough, a heat-insulating layer and an inner lining consisting essentially of carbon.
  • the productive part of the energy consumption is needed to reduce the cations to metallic aluminum. This productive part of energy consumption cannot be reduced.
  • the unproductive energy losses can be divided into various losses, all of which affect the environment as heat losses. These heat losses can be controlled and must be kept to a minimum.
  • the heat generated during the electrolysis process always flows to colder parts of the tub, from where it escapes into the environment and thus draws energy from the production process.
  • a thermal insulation layer has therefore been embedded in the outer steel trough for a long time.
  • Shaped bodies made of diatomaceous earth or moler stone are usually used. New moler stones have excellent insulation properties, but they are very sensitive to bath components that penetrate the carbon lining. For this reason, the innermost layer is often made from less sensitive, but also poorly insulating refractory bricks. Stones can be easily stacked on top of each other and in this way both the side walls and the horizontal pan floor can be easily insulated.
  • Alumina is inert to bath components penetrating the carbon lining, but the thermal insulation capacity of a new tub floor lined with alumina is relatively low.
  • the inventors have set themselves the task of creating a thermal insulation layer for an electrolysis bath, which has good insulation properties over the entire life of the bath has shafts, but can be produced with significantly less investment than the previous embodiments.
  • the object is achieved according to the invention in that at least the lower 80% of the floor insulation consists of a volcanic ash layer solidified by mechanical means, the remaining floor insulation consists of a leak barrier which shields the volcanic ash from bath components penetrating the coal lining.
  • Volcanic ash is available in abundance as a natural raw material in numerous countries and can be obtained with little effort.
  • the volcanic ash obtained as coarse granulate with a natural average grain size of 5 - 30 mm is light and porous. As a rule, it also has the necessary mechanical strength.
  • the black Icelandic volcanic ash has proven to be particularly cheap, as it can be poured into the tub as floor insulation and mechanically compacted by pounding and / or vibrating.
  • the volcanic ash layer is made as thick as possible, so that the remaining leak barrier can still be made sufficiently thick for an optimal age of the tub. Therefore, at least the lower 90% of the floor insulation preferably consists of volcanic ash.
  • Powdered alumina which is also used for the electrolysis process for the production of aluminum, is preferably poured onto the compressed insulation layer made of volcanic ash.
  • the previous compression of the volcanic ash prevents alumina from seeping in on a larger scale and thus reducing the insulating properties of the volcanic ash.
  • a thinly formed, approx. 3 - 6 cm thick alumina layer is sufficient for the function as a leak barrier.
  • an impermeable flexible graphite membrane which is connected with a thin steel foil, can be inserted between volcanic ash and alumina (cf. TMS Paper No. LM 78-19 or DE-OS 28 17 202).
  • the single figure shows a schematic vertical partial section through an electrolysis trough, as is used for the production of aluminum by means of melt flow electrolysis.
  • a layer of mechanically compressed volcanic ash 12 is filled into a steel trough 10. About 5 cm of alumina 14 are poured onto this approximately 25 cm high ash layer. The side wall of the steel tub 10 is insulated with moler or firebricks 16. Finally, the carbon lining 18, which may contain cathode bars, not shown, is used.

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EP82810159A 1981-04-22 1982-04-14 Cuve d'électrolyse Expired EP0063547B1 (fr)

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AT82810159T ATE12263T1 (de) 1981-04-22 1982-04-14 Elektrolysewanne.

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CH2626/81A CH653711A5 (de) 1981-04-22 1981-04-22 Elektrolysewanne.
CH2626/81 1981-04-22
DE3116273A DE3116273C2 (de) 1981-04-22 1981-04-24 Elektrolysewanne

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EP0063547A1 true EP0063547A1 (fr) 1982-10-27
EP0063547B1 EP0063547B1 (fr) 1985-03-20

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EP (1) EP0063547B1 (fr)
AU (1) AU8286082A (fr)
CA (1) CA1190516A (fr)
CH (1) CH653711A5 (fr)
DE (1) DE3116273C2 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA822643B (fr)

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EP0142459A1 (fr) * 1983-08-25 1985-05-22 Schweizerische Aluminium Ag Cuve d'électrolyse
RU2155305C2 (ru) * 1999-08-31 2000-08-27 Открытое акционерное общество "Красноярский алюминиевый завод" Холоднонабивная подовая масса

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NO150007C (no) * 1982-03-05 1984-08-01 Sintef Sperreskikt for aluminiumelektrolyseovner.
FR2546183B1 (fr) * 1983-05-16 1985-07-05 Pechiney Aluminium Ecran sous-cathodique comportant des zones deformables, pour les cuves d'electrolyse hall-heroult
GB8316058D0 (en) * 1983-06-13 1983-07-20 Alcan Int Ltd Aluminium electrolytic reduction cell linings
DE3327230A1 (de) * 1983-07-28 1985-02-07 Sigri Elektrographit Gmbh, 8901 Meitingen Auskleidung fuer elektrolysewanne zur herstellung von aluminium
EP0193491A1 (fr) * 1985-02-15 1986-09-03 Schweizerische Aluminium Ag Cuve d'électrolyse
EP0197003A1 (fr) * 1985-03-22 1986-10-08 Schweizerische Aluminium Ag Cuve d'électrolyse pour la production d'aluminium
US4822388A (en) * 1987-02-27 1989-04-18 Gee Kenneth H Method of operating mineral wool cupolas and using spent electrolytic aluminum pot lining
DE4201490A1 (de) * 1992-01-21 1993-07-22 Otto Feuerfest Gmbh Feuerfestes material fuer elektrolyseoefen, verfahren zur herstellung und verwendung des feuerfesten materials
CN101838821A (zh) * 2010-03-12 2010-09-22 王国斌 铝电解槽新型内衬

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US3723286A (en) * 1971-11-08 1973-03-27 Kaiser Aluminium Chem Corp Aluminum reduction cell
FR2338336A1 (fr) * 1976-01-13 1977-08-12 Pechiney Aluminium Nouveau procede de brasquage des cuves pour electrolyse ignee
FR2388901A1 (fr) * 1977-04-25 1978-11-24 Union Carbide Corp Garnissage du fond de la coque exterieure en acier d'une cuve de reduction electrolytique de minerai
US4160715A (en) * 1978-06-28 1979-07-10 Aluminum Company Of America Electrolytic furnace lining

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US3428545A (en) 1962-10-22 1969-02-18 Arthur F Johnson Carbon furnace electrode assembly
US3434958A (en) 1967-01-04 1969-03-25 Arthur F Johnson Electrolytic cell bottom construction
DE2105247C3 (de) 1971-02-04 1980-06-12 Schweizerische Aluminium Ag, Zuerich (Schweiz) Ofen für die Schmelzflußelektrolyse von Aluminium

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US3723286A (en) * 1971-11-08 1973-03-27 Kaiser Aluminium Chem Corp Aluminum reduction cell
FR2338336A1 (fr) * 1976-01-13 1977-08-12 Pechiney Aluminium Nouveau procede de brasquage des cuves pour electrolyse ignee
FR2388901A1 (fr) * 1977-04-25 1978-11-24 Union Carbide Corp Garnissage du fond de la coque exterieure en acier d'une cuve de reduction electrolytique de minerai
US4160715A (en) * 1978-06-28 1979-07-10 Aluminum Company Of America Electrolytic furnace lining

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EP0142459A1 (fr) * 1983-08-25 1985-05-22 Schweizerische Aluminium Ag Cuve d'électrolyse
CH657629A5 (de) * 1983-08-25 1986-09-15 Alusuisse Elektrolysewanne.
AU573604B2 (en) * 1983-08-25 1988-06-16 Swiss Aluminium Ltd. Reduction pot for producing aluminium
RU2155305C2 (ru) * 1999-08-31 2000-08-27 Открытое акционерное общество "Красноярский алюминиевый завод" Холоднонабивная подовая масса

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ZA822643B (en) 1983-03-30
CA1190516A (fr) 1985-07-16
EP0063547B1 (fr) 1985-03-20
DE3116273C2 (de) 1983-03-03
US4430187A (en) 1984-02-07
AU8286082A (en) 1982-10-28
DE3116273A1 (de) 1982-11-18

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