Method of pre-heating a stack for aluminium electrolysis production
AssigneeAluminum Pechiney
InventorsDenis Jouaffre, Jean-Luc Basquin, Claude Vanvoren
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of pre-heating a pot provided with anodes and cathodes for the production of aluminium by electrolysis, said method including a first step, prior to the pot being supplied with current, during which a layer of a granular conductive material is deposited then crushed between the anodes and the cathodes, characterized in that the granular conductive material is graphite-based and in that the layer of granular conductive material only extends, after crushing, over a part of a lower surface of each anode and takes the form of contact blocks.
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Method of pre-heating a pot provided with anodes and cathodes for the production of aluminium by electrolysis, said method including a first step, prior to the pot being supplied with current, during which a layer of a granular conductive material is deposited and then crushed between the anodes and the cathodes, characterised in that the granular conductive material is graphite-based and in that the layer of granular conductive material only extends, after crushing, over a part of the lower surface of each anode and takes the form of contact blocks.
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