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Method of manufacturing aluminum in a Hall-Heroult cell

US4379033A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 1981
Grant dateApr 5, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25C3/12
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aluminum is manufactured in a Hall-Heroult cell employing a non-consumable anode having a substantially flat working surface produced by a process wherein at least the portion of a conductive core that is exposed to the electrolyte bath is coated with a composition of higher resistivity than the core composition to provide uniform current density at all regions of the working surface of the anode.

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