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Vol 170 No 1
Pages:
162-165
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Research article
Metallurgy

Distribution of impurities in aluminum cathode depending on technological factors

Authors:
D. V. Makushin
About authors
  • Postgraduate student G.V. Plekhanov Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
Date submitted:
2006-07-21
Date accepted:
2006-09-25
Date published:
2007-01-01

Abstract

The studies carried out over the last decades show that one of the main causes of failure of electrolyzers is the behavior of sodium in the process of aluminum electrolysis and its introduction into the electrolyzer bed. The paper describes the behavior of sodium in the process of aluminum electrolysis with the use of a number of additives in the electrolyte, which have some influence on the electrolysis process and the state of the electrolysis bath.

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