Aluminium electrowinning cells with non-carbon anodes
CA 2557955 C · Owner: Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited/Rio Tinto Alcan International Limitee · Inventors: Nguyen, Thinh T.; De Nora, Vittorio
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A cell for electrowinning aluminium from alumina comprises: a metal-based , anode having an electrochemically active outer part comprising a layer that contains predominantly cobalt oxide CoO; and a fluoride-containing molten electrolyte in wich the active anode surface is immersed. The electrolyte is at a temperature below 950~C, in particular in the range from 910~ to 940~C. The electrolyte consists of: 6.5 to 11 weight.% dissolved alumina; 35 to 44 weight% aluminium fluoride; 38 to 46 weight% sodium fluoride; 2 to 15 weight% potassium fluoride; 0 to 5 weight% calcium fluoride; and 0 to 5 weight% in total of one or more further constituents.
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- Filed March 18, 2005 and granted October 9, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 18, 2025.
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