Method of reducing airburning in petroleum coke
AssigneeReynolds Metals Company
InventorsEuel R. Cutshall, Nolan E. Richards
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Abstract
A method of reducing the airburning tendency of petroleum coke and carbon anodes made therefrom includes calcining the coke and spray quenching the calcined coke with an additive-containing water. The additive includes an effective amount of a compound of aluminum which is soluble in the quench water. The additive is deposited on the quenched coke product surface and protects the coke from oxidation or premature combustion when in contact with the atmosphere at high temperatures. The additive-coated coke can then be formed into an anode which also has a reduced tendency to airburn during use in a high temperature environment such as an aluminum reduction cell or an electric furnace operation.
Claims7
In a method of making petroleum coke for use in manufacturing anodes wherein coke is calcined to provide a calcined coke and quenched in water, the improvement comprising the steps of quenching said calcined coke by applying water on the calcine coke to provide a quenched coke, said water containing an mount of aluminum fluoride ranging between 0.1 and 8.0 g/l as an additive in a water soluble form, depositing said additive on the surface of said quenched coke prior to said quenched coke being formed into an anode to reduce airburning of said quenched coke and anode subsequently manufactured from said quenched coke and forming said quenched coke into an anode for use in a high temperature environment wherein said anode has a coating of said additive.
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