Affiliation:
1. Laval University
2. Alcoa Primary Metals
3. Alcoa Canada Primary Metals, Aluminerie de Deschambault
Abstract
The current study investigates the effects of mixing parameters on the quality of anode paste and green anode used in aluminum electrolysis. Four mixing times and four mixing temperatures were applied to prepare anode pastes using calcined petroleum coke and coal tar pitch, as raw materials. The volume of the pores in the paste was used as the indicator for mixing effectiveness. A compression test was applied to the pastes to study the compactability of these pastes and to investigate the effect of mixing parameters on density of the green samples. It was shown that mixing parameters influence the size, volume and surface area of paste porosity and also its compaction behaviour.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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