Cathode for aluminum producing electrolytic cell [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2004.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Additional Creators:: United States. Department of Energy and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary:

A method of producing aluminum in an electrolytic cell comprising the steps of providing an anode in a cell, preferably a non-reactive anode, and also providing a cathode in the cell, the cathode comprised of a base material having low electrical conductivity reactive with molten aluminum to provide a highly electrically conductive layer on the base material. Electric current is passed from the anode to the cathode and alumina is reduced and aluminum is deposited at the cathode. The cathode base material is selected from boron carbide, and zirconium oxide.

Report Numbers:

E 1.99:6,719,889
6,719,889

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Direct Energy Conversion

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Published through SciTech Connect.
04/13/2004.
"6,719,889"
"10/126,104"
Brown, Craig.
Northwest Aluminum Technologies, Seattle, WA (United States)

Funding Information:

FC07-00ID13901

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