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Meeting 2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Symposium Aluminum Reduction Technology
Presentation Title Limits for the Current Efficiency in Hall-Héroult Cells
Author(s) Asbjorn Solheim
On-Site Speaker (Planned) Asbjorn Solheim
Abstract Scope A chemical model for the current efficiency (CE) in aluminium cells was used for estimating the maximum attainable CE in industrial cells. The model assumes that the loss in CE is governed by mass transfer of dissolved metal from the metal surface (cathode) to the bulk of the bath. The model implies that when the CE is plotted as a function of the mass transfer coefficient at the cathode, there will be a maximum in CE. For a high-productivity cell with contemporary bath composition the maximum appears to be about 96.5 %. Some factors that lower the current efficiency are briefly discussed (too low anode-cathode distance, formation of a layer of solid matter at the cathode (metal-bath interface), polyvalent impurity elements, cathode wear, carbon particles, metal droplets, and small gas bubbles in the bath). A solid layer of cryolite and/or alumina is not necessarily detrimental for the CE.
Proceedings Inclusion? Planned: Light Metals
Keywords Aluminum, Electrometallurgy, Modeling and Simulation

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Correlation Between Corrosion Rate and Electrochemical Parameters of Anode Process on a Metallic Electrode in Molten Oxyfluorides
Cradle-to-Gate Carbon Footprint Assessment of Graphite Cathode for Aluminium Electrolysis Pots
Design and Trial of Electrical Collector Plate in Cathode Assemblies
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Influence of Low Temperature on the Surface and Morphological Properties of Hydrated Lime in SO2 Desulfurization Reaction
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Low Carbon Emission Technology Upgrading Industrial Pilot of 350kA Pots
Metal Tapping Yoke and Platform Modification for Improved Locking and Unlocking
MHD Stability of Aluminium Cells - Cathode Design Effects
Modeling and Design of the Cathode Block Assembly Using Different Types of Models
New 32h Tapping Cycle Implementation at ALBRAS
Novel Developments for Inert Anodes and Wettable Cathodes in Aluminium Electrolysis
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Online Monitoring of Metal Oxides in Molten Fluoride Electrolytes
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