EP0065854B1 - Entfernung von Alkali- und Erdalkalimetallen aus geschmolzenem Aluminium - Google Patents

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EP0065854B1
EP0065854B1 EP82302448A EP82302448A EP0065854B1 EP 0065854 B1 EP0065854 B1 EP 0065854B1 EP 82302448 A EP82302448 A EP 82302448A EP 82302448 A EP82302448 A EP 82302448A EP 0065854 B1 EP0065854 B1 EP 0065854B1
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  • This invention relates to the removal of contaminant quantities of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals from molten aluminium by reaction with aluminium fluoride.
  • Molten aluminium withdrawn from electrolytic reduction cells contains small amounts of alkali metals such as lithium and sodium and alkaline earth metals such as magnesium and calcium. The presence of these contaminant alkali metals and alkaline earth metals is deleterious for various uses to which the primary metal may be put.
  • sodium in amounts of approximately 2 p.p.m. or more can cause "hot shortness" or edge cracking during hot rolling.
  • the presence of trace quantities of lithium and/or sodium increases the rate of oxidation of molten aluminium. This increases the melt loss and generates a thick dross layer which can block casting machine nozzles and diminish metal fluidity. Therefore, economic and technical considerations require that these elements be removed as soon as possible after withdrawal of primary aluminium from the reduction cells to reduce the time period during which lithium- and/or sodium-containing molten aluminium is exposed to the atmosphere.
  • Magnesium in small quantities is detrimental to electrical conductivity and should be removed from primary aluminium which is to be used for products in which this property is important.
  • aluminium fluoride AIF 3
  • aluminium fluoride or a material containing it.
  • the contaminant reacts with aluminium fluoride to form mixed compounds (e.g. cryolithionite compounds such as 3LiF. 3NaF. 2AIF 3 ).
  • mixed compounds e.g. cryolithionite compounds such as 3LiF. 3NaF. 2AIF 3
  • aluminium fluoride in the form of solid particles is brought into contact with the molten aluminium.
  • the treatment material may consist essentially of aluminium fluoride, or may be composed wholly or in part of alkali metal fluoaluminates which are solid at the temperature of the molten metal.
  • An example of the latter type of material (useful for removal of lithium, magnesium, and calcium) is particulate sodium cryolite or lithium-free reduction cell electrolyte having a low ratio by weight of sodium fluoride to aluminium fluoride so as to contain aluminium fluoride in excess of the stoichiometric requirements of Na 3 AIF 6 with a composition such that a major proportion remains solid at the treatment temperature, as is usually the case provided the aforementioned ratio remains within the range of 1.3-1.5. Indeed, it is not essential that the addition remain in solid form; a low (approximately 725°C) melting-temperature compound containing a large excess of AIF 3 (e.g.
  • the active fluoride material may also contain inert material such as aluminium oxide, in a proportion even as high as 50% by weight, although 7-20% is the more usual aluminium oxide content of commercial aluminium fluoride.
  • Treatments with aluminium fluoride are considered advantageous for removal of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, as compared with fluxing with chlorine gas or chlorine/inert gas mixtures, because the gas fluxing operations yield deleterious gaseous by-products and are otherwise inconvenient.
  • a substantial proportion of the products of reaction of the alkali metal (Li, Na, Mg) with aluminium fluoride remains trapped on or within the reactive bed or associated filter material to cause premature plugging; electrolyte from the reduction cell, sludge and/or other solid or liquid impurities carried over with the molten metal from the electrolytic cell have the same effects.
  • a preferential metal path or "channel" can appear within the reactive bed and seriously reduce the alkali metal removal efficiency.
  • the aluminium fluoride material is consumed during the treatment of molten metal and consequently the performance of a reactive bed is not constant during its service life.
  • aluminium fluoride powder is not easily wetted by molten aluminium, and is thermally very stable, i.e. it does not melt under atmospheric pressure, and it has a sublimation temperature of approximately 1,270°C, so that reaction between liquid-liquid or gas-liquid phases is impossible at the treatment temperature of molten aluminium (660°C-900°C).
  • aluminium fluoride powder It is also possible to make a large addition of aluminium fluoride powder to the bottom of an empty crucible before metal addition.
  • the aluminium fluoride powder reacts preferentially with the cell electrolyte (which is invariably siphoned from the reduction cell along with the molten AI metal) to form a solid mass which remains attached to the crucible lining.
  • the cell electrolyte which is invariably siphoned from the reduction cell along with the molten AI metal
  • the method of the invention requires the addition of an appropriate charge of the treatment material (AIF 3 or AIF 3 -containing material) to the molten AI metal under conditions which involve re-circulation of the treatment material within the molten metal while avoiding excessive disturbance of the molten metal surface, to hold down oxidation of the metal.
  • the treatment material is entrained in the molten aluminium by supplying the treatment material to a vortex generated in a body of the molten metal held within a container.
  • the vortex generator also serves to generate upwardly spiralling currents in the molten metal in the region of the boundaries of the container to maintain prolonged contact of the particles of the treatment material with the molten metal.
  • the circulation of the molten metal by vortex generation is continued for a sufficient length of time to reduce the alkali metal and alkaline earth metal content of the molten metal to a desired low value, after which the circulation is discontinued.
  • Some of the reaction products, which are admixed with residual treatment material, will rise to the surface as a dross, from which the molten metal can be separated by dross skimming or metal siphoning or other conventional means.
  • the greater part tends to adhere to the crucible lining during the stirring process, whence it can be removed when the crucible is empty.
  • the vortex is generated and maintained by using a rotating stirrer having a multi-bladed rotor immersed within a body of molten metal contained in a crucible and rotated about a vertical axis, with the blades pitched so that each blade has a major surface facing downwardly at an acute angle to the vertical.
  • the impeller rotor is arranged in the crucible eccentrically with respect to the vertical centre line of the crucible.
  • the invention also provides apparatus for mixing particulate AIF 3 treatment material with molten aluminium, including a crucible for the molten metal, and an impeller or rotor having pitched blades and disposed eccentrically of the vertical centre line of the crucible, with various dimensional and positional relationships maintained within specified ranges or limits described below.
  • a cylindrical crucible 10 contains a body of molten aluminium 11.
  • a separate lid 12 supports an eccentrically mounted impeller 14, driven by a motor 16.
  • the impeller 14 has a shaft 18 which carries blades 20 for immersion in the molten aluminium body 11.
  • the lid 12 also includes a duct 22 for supply of treatment material to the crucible; and an exhaust conduit 24 for exhausting fumes from the crucible.
  • the crucible comprises a steel shell, with a refractory lining inert to molten aluminium.
  • the lid 12 and associated items comprise a vortex generator assembly which may be transferred to permit the same stirring apparatus to be used to stir batches of molten metal contained in a series of different mobile crucibles.
  • the crucible 10 For removal of contaminant alkali metals and/or alkaline earth metals from molten aluminium, the crucible 10 is charged with an appropriate quantity of molten AI metal. The lid 12 is then placed on the crucible to immerse the bladed portion of the impeller 14. Particulate treatment material comprising or consisting of aluminium fluoride (AIF 3 ), which is solid at the temperature of molten aluminium, is then fed by gravity through the duct 22. Rotation of the impeller should preferably be commenced before introduction of the treatment material (but may be commenced after such introduction) and maintains a stable vortex (indicated at 26 in Fig. 2) in the molten body 11.
  • AIF 3 aluminium fluoride
  • the AIF 3 particles are drawn into the vortex and then circulated through the molten body along flow paths generally indicated at 28. It is not necessary to charge aluminium fluoride directly into the vortex, since the material will be rapidly moved thereto by the high rate of metal circulation at the melt surface.
  • Rotation of the impeller is continued, with maintenance of the vortex 26 and recirculation of the aluminium fluoride particles until there has been sufficient reaction between the aluminium fluoride and the dissolved contaminant alkali metals and/or alkaline earth metals to reduce the content of these contaminants in the melt to a desired low value.
  • the time required to achieve this result is no more than about ten minutes, and indeed often substantially less than ten minutes.
  • cryolithionite compounds produced by reaction of the contaminant alkali metals and alkaline earth metals with the aluminium fluoride, float on the surface of the molten body, and may be readily removed by skimming or other means when the rotation of the impeller is ended and the lid is lifted away from the crucible. The decontaminated molten metal may then be poured or otherwise withdrawn from the crucible.
  • the impeller comprises a plurality of equiangularly spaced, pitched blades 20 each having a major surface 20a that faces downwardly at an acute angle to the vertical.
  • the axis of the impeller shaft is disposed eccentrically of the geometric axis of the crucible, and the direction of impeller rotation is such that the blade surfaces 20a are the leading surfaces of the blades, exerting a force having a downward component on the molten aluminium.
  • 6 designates the pitch angle of the blade surfaces 20a
  • d designates the overall diameter of the bladed portion of the impeller
  • h designates the height of the impeller blades
  • x designates the eccentricity of the impeller shaft
  • y designates the vertical distance from the bottom of the crucible interior to the midpoint of the impeller blades
  • H designates the vertical distance from the bottom of the crucible interior to the quiescent level of molten metal in the crucible
  • D is the internal diameter of the crucible
  • the arrow R represents the direction of impeller rotation.
  • the eccentricity, x, of the impeller shaft is usually in the range of 0.1-0.25D and more preferably in the range of 0.25-0.7 d. It is especially preferred to utilize three blades spaced 120° apart with a pitch angle of 30°-35°, and a ratio d/D of about 0.25.
  • the impeller eccentricity, x is mostly preferably 0.5 d.
  • the described impeller arrangement is advantageous in creating a stable vortex without use of vertical baffles, which would be impracticable in interchangeable transfer crucibles.
  • the function of conventional baffles in generating vortices by maintaining a high rate of relative rotation between the impeller and the liquid is achieved with the present impeller arrangement by the combination of radial and axial flow components produced by the impeller.
  • blade pitch angles 8 as large as 45° or more tend to cause splashing and surface waves, it is preferred to use a smaller pitch angle, such as 30°-35° to force the metal downwardly to drag the fluoride powder into the molten aluminium.
  • the requisite axial component of molten metal flow can be achieved by the use of an eccentrically located pitch-bladed impeller, in order to minimize metal waves and oscillations at the surface of the metal. It is found that eccentric location of the impeller permits the crucible to be filled to a greater extent without risk of splashing during the stirring of metal in transfer crucibles of large size.
  • the eccentric location of the impeller constitutes an important feature in accordance with the invention since it permits the treatment of a substantially larger batch of metal in a crucible of given size.
  • the minimum rate of rotation, for a given impeller, is that which will generate and maintain a stable vortex, while the maximum rotation rate is that above which air is ingested into the molten body being stirred. These values are determined by the impeller diameter d.
  • the optimum rotation rate is that which produces a good vortex without causing excessive metal splashing and loss or being responsible for erosion of either the crucible refractory or impeller construction material. Referring to an impeller providing a d/D ratio within the preferred range of 0.15-0.40, it is at present preferred to operate such an impeller at a rotation rate of about 100 to about 300 r.p.m. However, rates of rotation outside this range may also be used, so long as they produce the desired vortex without excessive splashing.
  • alkali and alkaline earth metals react with AIF 3 to form mixed alkali cryolithionite compounds, e.g. Na 5 Al 3 F 14 , Na 2 LiAIF 6 , and Li 3 Na 3 Al 2 F 12 .
  • mixed alkali cryolithionite compounds e.g. Na 5 Al 3 F 14 , Na 2 LiAIF 6 , and Li 3 Na 3 Al 2 F 12 .
  • These compounds having a relatively low melting point, can easily be agglomerated or stick to the crucible walls or float to the melt surface where they react with metal oxide or particles of cell electrolyte always present after the siphoning of electrolytic cells. During subsequent metal transfer by siphoning, most of these compounds will remain inside the crucible and are thus separated from the molten Al.
  • AIF 3 a high grade of AIF 3 is desirable for a fast reaction with alkali metal
  • a higher ratio of addition of AlF 3 /Al could compensate for a lower-grade powder.
  • Other mixtures which could be used are lower-grade AIF 3 (e.g. AIF 3 mixed with A1 2 0 3 ) or electrolytic bath material containing a large excess of AIF 3 (i.e. Na 3 AIF 6 with excess AIF 3 ).
  • the diameter of the crucible was 50 cms and the values of H and x were respectively 37.5 cms and d/2.
  • a pitched-bladed impeller having a blade height of 25 cms and diameter of 45 cms was immersed in the molten aluminium with an eccentricity of 20-30 cms (preferably 22.5 cms) with the centre of the impeller blades 37.5 cms above the crucible bottom, such that the top edges of the blades were located halfway between the top of the melt and the crucible bottom (the blades thus being disposed entirely within the lower half of the molten metal body); the impeller was rotated, in each case, for 10 minutes at a rate of between about 130 and about 135 r.p.m. to create and maintain a stable vortex.
  • the mode of addition of AIF 3 particles, and the molten metal temperature were varied from test to test. Results of twenty successive tests were as follows:
  • the aluminium fluoride powder used (92% AIF 3 , about 8% Al 2 O 3 by weight) had a bulk density of 1.5-1.7 g/cm 3 and a particle size distribution as follows: 25% larger than 100 pm, 50% larger than 80 pm, 75% larger than 65 ⁇ m.
  • the crucibles contained approximately 3,500 kg of molten aluminium each.
  • a three-bladed impeller having a blade pitch (angle 8) of 35°, diameter (d) of 46 cm, and blade height (h) of 25 cm was employed, and rotated to establish and maintain a stable vortex; the ratios d/D and h/H were each 0.25, and the maximum treatment time was six minutes.
  • Several crucibles were treated in each series. For purposes of comparison, one series (Series 1) was run without use of aluminium fluoride. The remaining six series of treatments embodied the process of the invention.
  • Series 1 illustrates the removal of alkali metals due to the aluminium stirring effect only.
  • the greater sodium removal after 3 and 6 minutes (61% and 72%) compared to the lower lithium removal efficiency (15% and 19%) is attributable to the much lower vapour pressure of lithium than sodium.
  • sodium has a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of 882°C compared with 1,329°C for lithium.
  • Series 5 is identical to series 3 except for an increased r.p.m. from 100 to 150. This increased the sodium and lithium removal efficiency from 89% to 92% and from 74% to 85%, respectively.
  • Series 6 illustrates, for 7 transfer crucibles, the influence of a sequential addition of AIF 3 powder on the removal rate of alkali metals. It can be seen that this also helps in increasing the removal rate, probably by increasing the interfacial area between the powder and the aluminium (the addition of a large quantity of AIF 3 in one "shot” can cause powder agglomeration and decrease the effective contact with the aluminium).
  • a synthetic mixture containing 50% each (by weight) of cryolite (Na 3 AlF 6 ) and AIF 3 (weight ratio of NaF/AIF 3 0.43) was prepared by fusion of the two compounds, ground to -35 mesh (-0.5 mm) particle size, and employed for treatment of molten aluminium in accordance with the present invention.
  • the high efficiency of the AIF 3 /Na 3 AIF 6 mixture is possibly attributable to the formation of low melting point (about 700°C) phases. It therefore melts after contact with the liquid aluminium providing a liquid-liquid reaction rather than the solid-liquid reaction with the AIF 3 powder which compensates for the aluminium fluoride dilution.
  • aluminium fluoride powder in mixtures of a wide range of particle size distribution have been used, with the average particle size dimension varying between 1 and 0.05 mm.

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1. Verfahren zum Entfernen von verunreinigenden Alkalimetallen und Erdalkalimetallen aus geschmolzenem Aluminium durch Umsetzen mit Aluminiumfluorid unter Ausbildung von Fluoaluminaten der Verunreinigungen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man
(1) einen Ansatz des verunreinigten Aluminiummetalls in ein aufrechtes zylindrisches Gefäss einbringt, welches auch einen exzentrisch in bezug auf die Achse des Behälters eingestellten mehrblättrigen Rührer enthält, wobei die Schaufeln in bezug auf die Drehachse nach unten geneigt sind,
(2) geschmolzenes Aluminium in dem Gefäss mittels des Rührers unter Bedingungen rührt, dass dort ein Wirbel und Fliessströme in dem geschmolzenen Aluminium ausgebildet werden, die sowohl nach unten als auch seitlich ausgerichtete Komponenten am Boden des Wirbels aufweisen und nach oben spiralenförmige Ströme in Richtung des Gefässumfanges ausgebildet sind,
(3) teilchenförmiges, aluminiumfluoridhaltiges Material in den Wirbel einführt, um es in dem geschmolzenen Aluminium mittels des spiralenförmigen Stroms zu dispergieren und im Kreislauf zu fü 'ren,
(4) das geschmolzene Aluminium weiterrührt bis der Alkalimetall- und Erdalkalimetall-Gehalt auf ein gewünschtes Niveau verringert ist, und
(5) das geschmolzene Aluminium von den Alkali- und Erdalkalimetallfluoaluminat-Reaktionsprodukten abtrennt.
2. Verfahren gemäss Anspruch 1 für die Entfernung von Lithium, Natrium und Calcium als Verunreinigung aus dem geschmolzenen Aluminium.
3. Verfahren gemäss einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, welches weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass man das geschmolzene Metall mit pulverisitertem AIF3 oder NaF - AIF3, mit einem NaF/AIF3-Verhältnis unterhalb 1,5 Gew.%, behandelt.
4. Verfahren gemäss einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, weiterhin gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass das Gefäss einen Innendurchmesser D aufweist und mit dem geschmolzenen Aluminium bis zu einer Höhe H gefüllt ist, und dass der Rührer einen Durchmesser d und eine Schaufelhöhe h aufweist, so dass das Verhältnis d/D zwischen 0,1 und 0,6 und das Verhältnis h/H zwischen 0,1 und 0,7 liegt.
5. Verfahren gemäss Anspruch 4, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Achse der Rührerdrehung exzentrisch in bezug auf die Gefässachse durch eine Entfernung x mit einer Grösse von 0,1 bis 0,25D ist.
6. Verfahren gemäss Anspruch 5, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Mittelpunkt der Schaufeln vom Boden des Gefässes sich in einem Abstand y, der zwischen 0,25H und 0,75H beträgt, befindet.
7. Verfahren gemäss Anspruch 4, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass d/D zwischen 0,15 und 0,40 liegt und dass sich der Rührer mit einer Geschwindigkeit zwischen 100 und 300 Upm dreht.
8. Verfahren gemäss einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Behandlungsmaterial in das geschmolzene Metall in einzelnen Mengen oder kontinuierlich eine kurze Zeit nachdem der Wirbel ausgebildet wurde, eingeführt wird.
9. Verfahren gemäss Anspruch 4, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Achse der Rührerdrehung exzentrisch in bezug auf die Gefässachse durch eine Entfernung x mit einem Wert von 0,25 bis 0,7 d ist.
10. Vorrichtung zum Mischen von teilchenförmigem, Aluminiumfluorid enthaltenden Material mit geschmolzenem Aluminium, um die verunreinigenden, gelösten Alkalimetalle und Alkalierdmetalle aus dem geschmolzenen Aluminium zu entfernen, wobei die Vorrichtung umfasst
(a) ein zylindrisches Gefäss mit einer vertikalen geometrischen Achse und einem Innendurchmesser D zur Aufnahme eines Körpers aus geschmolzenem Aluminium bis zu einer Höhe H oberhalb des Bodens des Gefässes, wobei das Gefäss keine inneren Prallflächen aufweist,
(b) eine Abdeckung für das Gefäss zum Halten eines mehrblättrigen Rührers und einer Vorrichtung zum Antrieb des Rührers über einer vertikalen Achse und Mittel zum Drehen des Rührers, wobei der Rührer einen Durchmesser d hat und die Schaufeln eine Höhe h haben und der Mittelpunkt der Schaufeln sich in einem Abstand y über dem Boden des Gefässes befindet und die Achse der Rührerdrehung von der geometrischen Achse durch eine Entfernung x entfernt ist und wobei die Schaufeln grössere Oberflächen habeb, die nach unten in einem Winkel 8 zur Vertikalen geneigt sind,
(c) wobei die Werte d, D, h, H, x und 8 so sind, dass d/D zwischen 0,1 und 0,6, h/H zwischen 0,1 und 0,7, x zwischen 0,1 und 0,25D, y zwischen 0,25H und 0,75H und 8 oberhalb 0° und nicht mehr als 45° betragen,
(d) und die Abdeckung auch Mittel trägt zum Einführen des teilchenförmigen Materials und zum Abführen von Dämpfen.
11. Vorrichtung gemäss Anspruch 10, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass d/D zwischen 0,15 und 0,40, h/H zwischen 0,2 und 0,40, x 0,25 und 0,7 d, y zwischen 0,4H und 0,6H und 8 zwischen 30° und 40° betragen.
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