About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production
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| Presentation Title |
Producing Bioanodes with the Addition of Binchotan Charcoal |
| Author(s) |
Lucas Clarindo Pereira, Cledson Rodrigo Correa , Eduardo de Oliveira Hias , Henrique Correa dos Santos , Rodrigo Aparecido Moreno , Roberto Seno Junior , Fábio Minoru Yamaji |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Lucas Clarindo Pereira |
| Abstract Scope |
Carbon anodes are made by a mixture of calcined petroleum coke and coal tar pitch. The addition of charcoal in the anodes could reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this work, bioanodes were produced with the addition of binchotan charcoal, replacing small percentages of the calcined petroleum coke. Binchotan is a type of Japanese charcoal, that has high density, good electrical properties, and high carbon content. The bioanodes were characterized by apparent density, flexural strength, CO2 reactivity, and electrical resistivity. The results were compared with a typical carbon anode and all the values were considered adequate, which indicated the possibility to replace small percentages of coke with binchotan. The bioanodes were produced on a laboratory scale and binchotan showed potential for aluminum industry application. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Process Technology, Sustainability, Biomaterials |