EP1499757A2 - Verfahren zur herstellung von kathodenblöcken - Google Patents
Verfahren zur herstellung von kathodenblöckenInfo
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- EP1499757A2 EP1499757A2 EP02787958A EP02787958A EP1499757A2 EP 1499757 A2 EP1499757 A2 EP 1499757A2 EP 02787958 A EP02787958 A EP 02787958A EP 02787958 A EP02787958 A EP 02787958A EP 1499757 A2 EP1499757 A2 EP 1499757A2
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- Prior art keywords
- cathode
- block
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- graphitization
- graphitized
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- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 14
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 13
- 238000005087 graphitization Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 18
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 9
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- TWNQGVIAIRXVLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N oxo(oxoalumanyloxy)alumane Chemical compound O=[Al]O[Al]=O TWNQGVIAIRXVLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910001610 cryolite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000000605 extraction Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- 238000009826 distribution Methods 0.000 description 3
- 229910002804 graphite Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
- 239000010439 graphite Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000003792 electrolyte Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000005265 energy consumption Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000017525 heat dissipation Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000002245 particle Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- RHZUVFJBSILHOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N anthracen-1-ylmethanolate Chemical compound C1=CC=C2C=C3C(C[O-])=CC=CC3=CC2=C1 RHZUVFJBSILHOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000003830 anthracite Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000003763 carbonization Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000571 coke Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000002131 composite material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000003247 decreasing effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000005868 electrolysis reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000010304 firing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000155 melt Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000003801 milling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000011295 pitch Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000008646 thermal stress Effects 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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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
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for producing cathode blocks, in particular for the electrolytic production of aluminum.
- electrolysis cells which comprise a base composed of a plurality of blocks, which acts as a cathode.
- the electrolyte is a melt, essentially a solution of aluminum oxide in K-t-yolite.
- the working temperature is around 1000 ° C, for example.
- the electrolytically deposited molten aluminum collects on the bottom of the cell under a layer of the electrolyte.
- Around the cells is a metallic housing (preferably steel) with a lining made of high temperature resistant material.
- the material of the cathode blocks is preferably carbon because of the required chemical and thermal resistance, which can be partially or completely graphitized by thermal treatment.
- mixtures of pitches, cokes, anthracite and / or graphite in selected particle sizes or particle size distributions for the solids are mixed, shaped and fired and optionally (partially) graphitized.
- the firing (carbonization) usually takes place at temperatures of approx. 1200 ° C, the graphitization usually at temperatures of approx. 2400 ° C.
- While graphitized cathodes are preferred because of their higher electrical conductivity, they show greater wear during operation, corresponding to an average annual decrease in their thickness of up to 80 mm. This wear is not evenly distributed over the length of the cathode blocks (corresponding to the width of the cell), but changes the surface of the cathode blocks into a W-shaped profile. Due to the uneven removal, the service life of the cathode blocks is limited by the places with the greatest removal.
- One way to equalize the removal over the length of the cathode block and thus to extend the service life is to design the cathode blocks so that their electrical resistance varies over the length such that the current density (and thus the Wear) is uniform over its length or at least exhibits the smallest possible deviation over the length from its mean value.
- a solution is described in DE 20 61 263, in which composite cathodes are formed either from several carbon blocks with different electrical conductivity, which are arranged in such a way that a uniform or approximately uniform current distribution results, or from carbon blocks, the electrical resistances of which are in the direction of the cathodic Derivatives increase continuously.
- the number of carbon blocks and their electrical resistance depend on the cell size and cell p, they must be recalculated for each case.
- Cathode blocks made of a large number of individual carbon blocks require a great deal of effort in the construction; the joints must also be properly sealed to prevent the liquid aluminum from flowing out at the joints.
- WO 00/46426 describes a graphite cathode which consists of a single block which has an electrical conductivity which is variable over its length, the conductivity at the ends of the block being lower than in the middle.
- This uneven distribution of electrical conductivity is achieved by bringing the end zones to a temperature of 2200 to 2500 ° C. during the graphitization, while exposing the middle zone to a temperature of 2700 to 3000 ° C.
- This different heat treatment can be achieved according to this teaching in two ways: first, the heat dissipation in the graphitization furnace can be limited differently, or heat sinks can be introduced in the vicinity of the end zones, which increase the heat loss.
- the density of the heat-insulating bed is changed so that the heat loss becomes uneven over the length of the cathodes and the desired temperatures are thus set.
- the heat loss in the vicinity of the ends can be increased by different designs of the heat-insulating bed, or for this purpose heat-dissipating bodies made of graphite are preferably introduced in their vicinity, which cause a greater heat flow to the outside of the furnace wall.
- the difference in the heat treatment can take place by locally changing the current density, with the result of different heat development.
- this change in the current density can take place through different resistances of the conductive bed between two cathodes in an Acheson furnace (cross-graphitization). No solution of this type is specified for a longitudinal graphing method.
- this object has been achieved by increasing the temperature during the graphitization in the central zone compared to the temperature in the end zones by generating a greater Joule heat in the central zone.
- the invention therefore relates to a method for producing graphitized cathode blocks which can be used for the electrolytic extraction of aluminum, characterized in that a carbonized cathode block is used in a longitudinal graphitization process, the cross section of which is larger at the ends of the block than in the middle, and in that at least part of the graphitized material is removed at the ends after the graphitization.
- Fig. 1 is a side view of a cathode block which is tapered in the middle
- Fig. 2 shows a cathode block with a stepped profile.
- the cathode block 4 has a cross section which corresponds to two symmetrical trapezoids lying one against the other with an additional rectangle on each of the base sides.
- the corresponding spatial embodiment can correspond to two truncated pyramids with rectangular base plates or preferably two truncated cones with circular disk-shaped base plates lying one on top of the other with the smaller top surface. The latter form can be produced, for example, simply by twisting off a cylindrical blank.
- FIG. 2 shows a cathode block with a step-shaped profile, the cross section of the volume elements (circular disks or cuboids) 4 1 to 4 6 lying on top of one another steadily decreasing towards the center.
- the current required to generate the Joule heat for the graphitization is supplied via lines 1.
- the electrical resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the individual volume elements.
- the graphitized material at the ends can easily be removed after removal of the finished graphitized cathodes from the furnace and cooling by mechanical processing, in particular milling.
- the cathode block consists of at least three zones, the two outer zones preferably having the same cross section.
- the course of the electrical conductivity after the graphitization essentially follows this profile, with a maximum in the middle.
- the cross section of the carbonized cathode block increases continuously from the center to the ends of the carhode block, and thus the electrical conductivity also has a continuous course.
- An embodiment is particularly preferred in which the cross section at the ends of the cathode block is at least 10% larger than that in the middle.
- the graphitized cathode blocks can be used in the production of aluminum by electrolytic reduction of aluminum oxide in a bath of molten cryolite, and in this way result in an extended service life in comparison with the cathode blocks with homogeneous conductivity.
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- Electrolytic Production Of Metals (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE10164009 | 2001-12-28 | ||
| DE2001164009 DE10164009B4 (de) | 2001-12-28 | 2001-12-28 | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kathodenblöcken |
| PCT/EP2002/014547 WO2003056067A2 (de) | 2001-12-28 | 2002-12-19 | Verfahren zur herstellung von kathodenblöcken |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1499757A2 true EP1499757A2 (de) | 2005-01-26 |
| EP1499757B1 EP1499757B1 (de) | 2008-10-15 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP02787958A Expired - Lifetime EP1499757B1 (de) | 2001-12-28 | 2002-12-19 | Verfahren zur herstellung von kathodenblöcken |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1499757B1 (de) |
| AR (1) | AR037913A1 (de) |
| AU (1) | AU2002352257A1 (de) |
| BR (1) | BR0215325A (de) |
| CA (1) | CA2470742A1 (de) |
| DE (2) | DE10164009B4 (de) |
| PL (1) | PL201883B1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2003056067A2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU2284375C2 (ru) * | 2004-11-30 | 2006-09-27 | Открытое акционерное общество "Сибирский научно-исследовательский, конструкторский и проектный институт алюминиевой и электродной промышленности" (ОАО "СибВАМИ") | Способ формирования подины алюминиевого электролизера |
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| FR2789091B1 (fr) * | 1999-02-02 | 2001-03-09 | Carbone Savoie | Cathode graphite pour l'electrolyse de l'aluminium |
| US20020000373A1 (en) * | 2000-05-22 | 2002-01-03 | Hirofumi Ninomiya | Graphitized cathode block for aluminum smelting |
| JP2002266091A (ja) * | 2001-03-09 | 2002-09-18 | Sec Corp | アルミニウム製錬用黒鉛化カソードブロック |
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- 2001-12-28 DE DE2001164009 patent/DE10164009B4/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2002-12-18 AR ARP020104964 patent/AR037913A1/es unknown
- 2002-12-19 WO PCT/EP2002/014547 patent/WO2003056067A2/de not_active Ceased
- 2002-12-19 CA CA002470742A patent/CA2470742A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-12-19 EP EP02787958A patent/EP1499757B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-19 AU AU2002352257A patent/AU2002352257A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-12-19 BR BR0215325-4A patent/BR0215325A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-12-19 PL PL373314A patent/PL201883B1/pl not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-12-19 DE DE50212919T patent/DE50212919D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| WO2003056067A3 (de) | 2004-11-11 |
| AU2002352257A8 (en) | 2003-07-15 |
| EP1499757B1 (de) | 2008-10-15 |
| WO2003056067A2 (de) | 2003-07-10 |
| PL373314A1 (en) | 2005-08-22 |
| DE10164009A1 (de) | 2003-08-07 |
| DE50212919D1 (de) | 2008-11-27 |
| DE10164009B4 (de) | 2005-04-07 |
| AR037913A1 (es) | 2004-12-22 |
| PL201883B1 (pl) | 2009-05-29 |
| AU2002352257A1 (en) | 2003-07-15 |
| BR0215325A (pt) | 2005-08-30 |
| CA2470742A1 (en) | 2003-07-10 |
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