This book contains a compilation of key papers from 1985 to 1995 about:

• Petroleum coke
• Pitch
• Anode manufacturing
• Anode baking
• Anode behaviour

Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Raw Materials I: Petroleum Coke
3. Raw Materials II: Coal Tar Pitch & Binder Matrix
4. Raw Materials III: Anode Butts
5. Anode Manufacturing I: Basics of Anode Manufacturing
6. Anode Manufacturing II: Green Anode Manufacturing
7. Anode Manufacturing III: Anode Baking
8. Anode Manufacturing IV: Anode Quality
9. Anode Manufacturing V: Environmental Aspects
10. Anode Behaviour I: Anode Performance
11. Anode Behaviour II: Interdependences

L’article Anodes for the Aluminium Industry 1st Edition est apparu en premier sur R&D Carbon.

This book contains a compilation of key papers from 1995 to 2005 about:

• Raw materials (pitch, coke, butts)
• Green anode manufacturing
• Anode baking
• Anode quality
• Environmental aspects
• Anode performance in the cell

Table of contents
1. Anodes and Aluminium Smelting
2. Raw Materials
3. Anode Manufacturing
3.1. Green Anodes
3.2. Baking
4. Anode Quality and Behaviour
5. Cathode Lining Materials

L’article Anodes for the Aluminium Industry 2nd Edition est apparu en premier sur R&D Carbon.

This book contains the results of Dr. Sheralyn M. Hume’s thesis for which she received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand. The thesis gives a detailed overview from refinery operation and coke calcination to the anode performance in the electrolysis cell.

Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Refinery Operations
3. Development of Methods for Measurement of Carbon Reactivity
4. Statistical Analysis of Coke Parameters
5. Characterisation of Anode Carbon Reaction Mechanisms
6. Blending
7. Conclusions

L’article Anode Reactivity: Influence of Raw Material Properties est apparu en premier sur R&D Carbon.

This book contains the results of Dr. Markus W. Meier’s thesis for which he received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) in Zürich, Switzerland. The research work allows distinguishing the different cracking mechanism of anodes and demonstrates the influence of raw material quality, process parameters during anode manufacturing and operating conditions in the electrolysis cell on thermal shock resistance of anodes.

Table of contents
1. Carbon Anodes Used for the Aluminium Production
2. Anode Characterisation
3. Fracture Mechanics
4. Thermal Shock Behaviour
5. Anode Cracking
6. Conclusions and Outlook

L’article Cracking Behaviour of Anodes est apparu en premier sur R&D Carbon.

This book contains the results of Dr. Kirstine L. Hulse’s thesis for which she received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand. This thesis incorporates how different parameters influence anode quality in anode manufacture from the raw materials to the compacted green anode.

Thereby the sensitivity of the process variables from the raw materials and the equipment is investigated with respect to the resulting anode quality.

Table of contents
1. The Role and Behaviour of Anodes in the Cell
2. The Paste Plant
3. Impact of Raw Materials and Formulation
4. Binder Demand
5. Green Mill Processing Parameters
6. Rheological Behaviour
7. Practical Application
8. Summary and Conclusions

L’article Anode Manufacture est apparu en premier sur R&D Carbon.

This book contains the results of an investigation carried out by Liu Fengqin from the Zhengzhou Light Metals Research Institute in Zhengzhou, Henan Province in China. The work was sponsored and supported by R&D Carbon Ltd.

Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. China’s Oil and Gas Industry
3. China’s Aluminum Industry
4. Petroleum Coke Production
5. Pitch Production
6. Anode Production
7. Influence of Raw Material Properties and Process Parameters on Anode Behaviour
8. Anode Behaviour
9. Blending of Chinese Cokes for Anode Production
10. Outlook to the Industries

L’article Chinese Raw Materials for Anode Manufacturing est apparu en premier sur R&D Carbon.

Prebaked anodes are vital for aluminum smelters, and anode baking is a crucial step in their production claim. The baking process is decisive for anode quality and cost, and for bake furnace environmental impact. So far there is little reference information available about how performance can be judged and improved. This book provides the know-how to optimize a bake furnace operation to satisfy current priorities, such as optimum output, quality, cost, or impact on the environment. It presents the facts in such a way that they are easy to apply in daily furnace operation. Raw material and green anode quality are essential for baked anodes, so the explanations cover these aspects as well.

Although R&D Carbon Ltd. specializes in anodes, our philosophy promotes an integrated approach. It therefore focuses on the interaction between anode manufacture and metal production cost. For making rational decisions and for choosing priorities, for routine daily operation and for optimizing the process, anode plant and baking plant staff will find this book invaluable.

Table of contents
1. Importance of Anodes in the Aluminium Production Process
2. Preconditions for the Production of High Quality Anodes
3. Basics of Anode Baking
4. Bake Furnace Design
5. Anode Bake Furnace Operation
6. Environmental Control
7. Risk Management
8. Maintenance
9. Refractories
10. Cost Aspects
11. Outlook

L’article Anode Baking est apparu en premier sur R&D Carbon.