Aluminium electrowinning cell with sidewalls resistant to molten electrolyte
US6692620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25C3/08
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A drained cathode cell for the electrowinning of aluminium comprises a cell bottom (20) arranged to collect product aluminium and thermic insulating sidewalls (55,55′) lined with a molten electrolyte resistant sidewall lining (50) which is made of material liable to react with molten aluminium, in particular containing silicon carbide, silicon nitride or boron nitride. The thermic insulating sidewalls (55,55′) inhibit formation of an electrolyte crust on the lining (50), whereby the lining (50) is exposed to molten electrolyte. The cell bottom (20) has a peripheral surface from which the insulating sidewalls (55,55′) extend generally vertically to form, with the cell bottom, a trough for containing molten electrolyte and aluminium produced on at least one drained cathode (32). The peripheral surface of the cell bottom (20) is arranged to keep the product aluminium from contacting and reacting with the molten electrolyte resistant sidewall lining (50) above and around the entire peripheral surface.
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