| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production
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| Presentation Title |
Higher Baking and Production Levels in Anode Baking Furnaces and Associated Challenges |
| Author(s) |
SyedArif Ali, Charles Lebel-Tremblay, Pierre-Yves Brisson, Alexandre Gagnon |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Charles Lebel-Tremblay |
| Abstract Scope |
Anode baking in the aluminium industry is very often one of the most critical step in achieving the right anode quality in a safe and cost effective way. Moreover, in many situations plants will want to increase the baking level and / or their production output. This requires the baking furnaces to be driven at higher temperatures and shorter anode cycles, all while keeping the process safe. To achieve this, the process must therefore be optimized to avoid the risks associated with unburnt volatiles and uncontrolled pitch front and temperature increases.
This paper describes two projects that were run simultaneously in two of Rio Tinto’s North American plants and deals with the approaches that were taken to achieve both higher baking level and production outputs. The baking curves optimization is discussed, along with the issues that arise during the project and the solution that were put in place. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |