EP0099840B1 - Elektrolysetrog für die Herstellung von Aluminium mit einem schwimmenden stromleitenden Schirm - Google Patents
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- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
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- C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
- C25C3/06—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of aluminium
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- the present invention relates to a tank for the production of aluminum by electrolysis of alumina dissolved in the molten cryolite according to the Hall-Héroult process, comprising a floating conductive screen, between the anode and the cathode.
- the electrical energy consumption is at least 13,000. KWh per tonne of metal, and often exceeds 14,000.
- the voltage drop in the electrolyte represents about 1.5 volts, so it is responsible for more than a third of the total energy consumption.
- cathodes based on electrically conductive refractories, such as titanium diboride TiB 2 , which is perfectly wet. by liquid aluminum and undergoes practically no attack by this metal at the temperature of electrolysis.
- Such cathodes have been described, in particular, in English patents 784,695, 784,696, 784,697 to BRITISH ALUMINUM C °, and in the article by KE BILLEHAUG and HA OYE in "ALUMINUM", Oct. 1980, pages 642. -648 and Nov. 1980, pages 713 to 718.
- the present invention constitutes another solution to the problem of reducing the interpolar distance without the risk of entraining the cathode aluminum towards the anode.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 represent different modes of implementing the invention:
- the floating conductive screen (1) consists of porous TiB 2 balls (2), but sealed on the surface, with an average density of 2.25.
- These balls can be manufactured, for example, according to the technique described in the French brevent 1,579,540 in the name of ALUMINUM PECHINEY, which consists in sintering a mixture of TiB 2 and a substance which can be removed at the sintering temperature.
- the diameter of these beads is between 5 and 50 mm and, preferably, between 10 and 40 mm.
- the lower diameter limit is related to manufacturing costs and the upper limit is approximately twice the planned interpolar distance.
- Such beads having a porosity of around 50% can be considered too fragile.
- the sealing can be carried out in two stages: deposition of a medium dense bonding layer to the plasma, then of a thin sealing layer by chemical deposition or else by a chemical vapor deposition carried out in two stages, the the first being performed at lower pressure and temperature than the second.
- the TiB 2 floating balls (2) form a substantially continuous layer at the interface (3) of the metal (4) and the electrolyte (5). It is this layer which forms the screen (1) between the anode (6) and the metal (4) and, at the same time, acts as cathode on which the liquid aluminum droplets produced by electrolysis are formed. These droplets wet the floating balls (2) and collect in the already formed layer (4). The risk of entrainment of the droplets towards the anode, where they would reoxidize, is therefore practically eliminated, which makes it possible to reduce the interpolar distance d to around 20 millimeters and to lower the voltage drop in the electrolyte to less than 1 volt.
- the floating balls (2) have been drawn above the interface (3), but it is obvious that their exact position depends on their density ratio with the bath and the metal.
- the floating screen is formed from beads based on TiB 2
- this shape is not compulsory and any other shape may be suitable, for example cylindrical elements which, according to their length / diameter ratio, will float with the axis in vertical or horizontal position.
- Flat discs for example, can be used.
- the largest dimension of the elements used does not exceed 50 mm and, preferably, 40 mm, that is to say twice the target interpolar distance.
- Figure 2 shows a solution in which the floating conductive screen is confined to the plumb of the anodes (6) by means of barriers (7) of dense refractory material. Openings (8) should preferably be made in these barriers to ensure the circulation of the liquid aluminum (4).
- the implementation of the invention allows a significant reduction in the interpolar distance, up to around 20 mm, without loss of the electrolysis yield.
- the potential difference at the terminals of the electrolysis cells thus modified is reduced from 4 volts to approximately 3.2 to 3.3 volts, with a proportional reduction in the energy consumption per tonne of aluminum produced.
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Claims (8)
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß er an der Grenzfläche (3) der Aluminiumauflage (4) und des Bades (5) geschmolzenen Kryoliths auf Höhe der Grenzfläche einen schwimmenden Schirm (1) aufweist, der aus der Nebeneinanderlage einer Mehrzahl von den elektrischen Stom leitenden Elementen besteht, die eine im wesentlichen zusammenhängende Schicht bilden und an der Oberfläche durch eine Abscheidung von Titandiborid einer Dicke von wenigstens gleich 20 um abgedichtet sind.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die den schwimmenden Schirm (1) bildenden, nebeneinanderliegenden Elemente aus porösem Titandiborid mit einer mittleren Dichte im Bereich von 2,15 bis 2,30 bei 960°C bestehen.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die den schwimmenden Schirm (1) bildenden, nebeneinanderliegenden Elemente durch Sintern eines Gemisches von TiB2, einem zweiten, unter dem Bornitrid und dem Graphit gewählten Stoff und einem geeigneten Anteil eines in der Hitze entfernbaren Stoffes derart gebildet sind, um eine im wesentlichen 2,25 gleiche Enddichte bei 960° C zu erhalten.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die den Schirm (1) bildenden, nebeneinanderliegenden Elemente aus einem Graphitkern und einer TiB2> -Schale in einem 80 % Graphit und 20 9 TiB2 im wesentlichen gleichen Gewichtsverhältnis derart gebildet sind, um eine im wesentlichen 2,25 gleiche Enddichte zu erhalten.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die ganze Grenzfläche (3) zwischen dem Metall (4) und dem Elektrolyt (5) vom schwimmenden Schirm (2) bedeckt ist.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der schwimmende Schirm (2) auf die Vertikalprojektion der Anoden (6) mit Hilfe von Sperren (7) aus feuerfestem, dichtem Material begrenzt ist, die mit seitlichen Öffnungen (8) versehen sind.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der Abstand zwischen jeder Anode und dem schwimmenden leitenden Schirm unter 40 mm und vorzugsweise gleich etwa 20 mm ist.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der schwimmende Schirm aus Kugeln (2) mit einem Durchmesser im Bereich von 5 bis 50 mm und vorzugsweise von 10 bis 40 mm besteht.
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FR8211873 | 1982-06-30 | ||
FR8211873A FR2529580B1 (fr) | 1982-06-30 | 1982-06-30 | Cuve d'electrolyse pour la production d'aluminium, comportant un ecran conducteur flottant |
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EP0099840A1 EP0099840A1 (de) | 1984-02-01 |
EP0099840B1 true EP0099840B1 (de) | 1986-08-13 |
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US (1) | US4533452A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0099840B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPS5920484A (de) |
KR (1) | KR840006510A (de) |
AU (1) | AU562447B2 (de) |
BR (1) | BR8303459A (de) |
CA (1) | CA1190892A (de) |
DE (1) | DE3365289D1 (de) |
ES (1) | ES8403984A1 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2529580B1 (de) |
GR (1) | GR77515B (de) |
IN (1) | IN159794B (de) |
NO (1) | NO832365L (de) |
OA (1) | OA07473A (de) |
SU (1) | SU1356967A3 (de) |
YU (1) | YU140683A (de) |
ZA (1) | ZA834761B (de) |
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AU1646083A (en) | 1984-01-05 |
ZA834761B (en) | 1984-03-28 |
GR77515B (de) | 1984-09-24 |
KR840006510A (ko) | 1984-11-30 |
ES523678A0 (es) | 1984-04-01 |
NO832365L (no) | 1984-01-02 |
EP0099840A1 (de) | 1984-02-01 |
BR8303459A (pt) | 1984-02-07 |
FR2529580B1 (fr) | 1986-03-21 |
YU140683A (en) | 1985-12-31 |
SU1356967A3 (ru) | 1987-11-30 |
ES8403984A1 (es) | 1984-04-01 |
OA07473A (fr) | 1984-12-31 |
DE3365289D1 (en) | 1986-09-18 |
FR2529580A1 (fr) | 1984-01-06 |
US4533452A (en) | 1985-08-06 |
JPS6141997B2 (de) | 1986-09-18 |
CA1190892A (fr) | 1985-07-23 |
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