WO1999036591A1 - Surface coated non-carbon metal-based anodes for aluminium production cells - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to non-carbon, metal-based anodes provided with an electrochemical active surface coating for use in cells for the electrowinning of aluminium by the electrolysis of alumina dissolved in a molten fluoride-containing electrolyte, and to methods for their fabrication and reconditioning, as well as to electrowinning cells containing such anodes and their use to produce aluminium.
- the anodes are still made of carbonaceous material and must be replaced every few weeks .
- the operating temperature is still not less than 950°C in order to have a sufficiently high solubility and rate of dissolution of alumina and high electrical conductivity of the bath.
- the carbon anodes have a very short life because during electrolysis the oxygen which should evolve on the anode surface combines with the carbon to form polluting CO2 and small amounts of CO and fluorine-containing dangerous gases .
- the actual consumption of the anode is as much as 450 Kg/Ton of aluminium produced which is more than 1/3 higher than the theoretical amount of 333 Kg/Ton.
- US Patent 4,614,569 (Duruz/Derivaz/Debely/ Adorian) describes metal-based anodes for aluminium electrowinning coated with a protective coating of cerium oxyfluoride, formed in-situ in the cell or pre-applied, this coating being maintained by the addition of cerium compounds to the molten cryolite electrolyte. This made it possible to have a protection of the surface only from the electrolyte attack and to a certain extent from the gaseous oxygen but not from the nascent monoatomic oxygen .
- EP Patent application 0 306 100 (Nyguen/Lazouni/ Doan) describes anodes composed of a chromium, nickel, cobalt and/or iron based substrate covered with an oxygen barrier layer and a ceramic coating of nickel, copper and/or manganese oxide which may be further covered with an in-situ formed protective cerium oxyfluoride layer.
- US Patents 5,069,771, 4,960,494 and 4,956,068 disclose aluminium production anodes with an oxidised copper-nickel surface on an alloy substrate with a protective barrier layer.
- full protection of the alloy substrate was difficult to achieve.
- Metal or metal-based anodes are highly desirable in aluminium electrowinning cells instead of carbon-based anodes . Many attempts were made to use metallic anodes for aluminium production, however they were never adopted by the aluminium industry because of their poor performance.
- An object of the invention is to reduce substantially the consumption of an applied electrochemically active anode surface coating of a metal-based non-carbon anode for aluminium electrowinning cells which coating is in contact with the electrolyte.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a surface coating for a metal-based anode for aluminium electrowinning cells which in addition to a long life has a high electrochemical activity and can easily be applied onto an anode substrate.
- a major object of the invention is to provide an anode for the electrowinning of aluminium which has no carbon so as to eliminate carbon-generated pollution and reduce the high cell operating costs.
- the invention relates to a non-carbon, metal- based, high temperature resistant, electrically conductive and electrochemically active anode of a cell for the production of aluminium by the electrolysis of alumina dissolved in a fluoride-containing electrolyte.
- the anode has a metal-based oxidation resistant substrate to which an adherent electrochemically active multi-layer coating is applied prior to its immersion into the electrolyte and start up of the electrolysis by connection to the positive current supply.
- the electrochemically active multi-layer coating is obtainable from a plurality of applied layers selected from: a liquid solution, a dispersion in a liquid or a paste, a suspension in a liquid or a paste, or a pasty or non-pasty slurry, and combinations thereof, with or without heat treatment between two consecutively applied layers. At least one layer is obtained from a polymeric and/or colloidal carrier, the multi-layer coating after final heat treatment being electrically conductive and having during operation in the cell electrochemically an active surface for the oxidation of oxygen ions present at the surface of the anode.
- the oxidation of oxygen ions forms monoatomic nascent oxygen which may as such or as biatomic molecular gaseous oxygen oxidises or further oxidises the surface of the multi-layer coating, or part or most of the multilayer coating or the surface of the substrate, to form a limited barrier to ionic and nascent monoatomic oxygen and at least a limited barrier to gaseous oxygen.
- monoatomic nascent oxygen may as such or as biatomic molecular gaseous oxygen oxidises or further oxidises the surface of the multi-layer coating, or part or most of the multilayer coating or the surface of the substrate, to form a limited barrier to ionic and nascent monoatomic oxygen and at least a limited barrier to gaseous oxygen.
- the multi-layer coating may have a slow dissolution rate in the fluoride-containing electrolyte.
- a metal-based anode means that the anode contains mainly one or more metals in the anode substrate as such or as alloys, intermetallics and/or cermets.
- liquid solution means a liquid containing ionic species which are smaller than 5 nanometers and/or polymeric species of 5 to 10 nanometers and no larger particles;
- a dispersion means a liquid containing particles in colloidal form, wherein the size of the largest particles is comprised between 10 and 100 nanometers;
- a suspension means a liquid containing particles in which the largest particles are comprised between 100 and 1000 nanometers;
- a slurry means a liquid containing particles the size of which exceeds 1000 nanometers.
- the metal-based substrate comprises at least one metal selected from nickel, copper, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, tantalum and iron, and mixtures thereof, as metals and/or oxides, in one or more layers .
- the metal-based substrate comprises a surface pre-coating or pre-impregnation.
- the pre-coating or pre-impregnation may for instance comprise ceria.
- the multi-layer coating may comprise one or more oxides, oxyfluorides, phosphides, carbides and combinations thereof such spinels, and/or perovskites .
- the electrochemically active layer may contain doped, non-stoichiometric and/or partially substituted spinels, the doped spinels comprising dopants selected from the group consisting Ti 4+ , Zr 4+ , Sn 4+ , Fe 4+ , Hf 4+ , Mn 4+ , Fe 3+ , Ni 3+ , Co 3+ , Mn 3+ , Al 3+ , Cr 3+ , Fe 2+ , Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , Mg 2+ , Mn 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ and Li + .
- the oxide may be present in the electrochemically active multi-layer coating as such, or in a multi- compound mixed oxide and/or in a solid solution of oxides.
- the oxide may be in the form of a simple, double and/or multiple oxide, and/or in the form of a stoichiometric or non-stoichiometric oxide.
- the multi-layer coating may comprise a ferrite, such as a ferrite selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, magnesium and zinc ferrite, and mixtures thereof.
- the ferrite may be doped with at least one oxide selected from chromium, titanium, tin and zirconium oxide.
- Nickel ferrite may be partially substituted with divalent iron (Fe 2+ ) .
- the multi-layer coating may comprise a chromite, such as a chromite selected from iron, cobalt, copper, manganese, beryllium, calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium, nickel and zinc chromite.
- a chromite selected from iron, cobalt, copper, manganese, beryllium, calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium, nickel and zinc chromite.
- the multi-layer coating may comprise an electrocatalyst for the formation of molecular oxygen from atomic oxygen, selected from iridium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, silicon, tin and zinc, the Lanthanide series and Mischmetal, and their oxides, mixtures and compounds thereof .
- At least one layer of the multi-layer coating may also comprise one or more dried colloids or polymers, for example selected from the group consisting of colloidal alumina, silica, yttria, ceria, thoria, zirconia, magnesia, lithia, tin oxide, zinc oxide, monoaluminiu phosphate or cerium acetate.
- colloids or polymers for example selected from the group consisting of colloidal alumina, silica, yttria, ceria, thoria, zirconia, magnesia, lithia, tin oxide, zinc oxide, monoaluminiu phosphate or cerium acetate.
- the colloid or polymer may be derived from colloid or polymer precursors and reagents which are solutions of at least one salt such as chlorides, sulfates, nitrates, chlorates, perchlorates or metal organic compounds such as alkoxides , formates , acetates of aluminium, silicon, yttrium, cerium, thorium zirconium, magnesium and lithium.
- the solutions of metal organic compounds, principally metal alkoxides are of the general formula M(OR) z where M is a metal or complex cation, R is an alkyl chain and z is a number, preferably from 1 to 12.
- the colloid or polymer precursor or reagent may also contain a chelating agent such as acetyl acetone or ethylacetoacetate.
- At least one layer below the electrochemically active surface which may be a solid or liquid applied layer, constitutes a barrier to oxygen, such as a chromium or black non-stoichiometric nickel layer.
- the oxygen barrier layer may in turn be covered with a protective barrier preventing its dissolution, such as a nickel and/or copper layer.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such an anode.
- the method comprises applying onto a metal-based oxidation resistant substrate a multi-layer coating obtained form a plurality of applied layers selected from: a liquid solution; a dispersion in a liquid or a paste; a suspension in a liquid or a paste; and a pasty or non-pasty slurry, and combinations thereof, with or without heat treatment between two consecutively applied layers.
- the applied layers are then exposed to a final heat treatment so as to render the multi-layer coating electrically conductive and electrochemically active.
- At least one layer contains a polymeric and/or a colloidal carrier.
- a solution, dispersion, suspension or slurry may also be applied in a very liquid, a liquid, a thick or pasty form.
- Each liquid-applied layer may be allowed to dry at least partially in the ambient air or assisted by heating before applying the next layer.
- the multi-layer coating may be also formed by applying onto the metal-based substrate a precursor containing constituents which react among themselves to form the coating, and reacting the constituents to form the multi-layer coating.
- the multi-layer coating may be formed by applying onto the metal-based substrate a precursor containing at least one constituent which reacts with the metal-substrate to form the multi- layer coating, and reacting the constituent (s) with the metal-substrate to form the coating.
- a solid-applied layer may be applied onto the metal-substrate by plasma spraying, arc spraying, physical vapour deposition, chemical vapour deposition or calendering rollers.
- the above methods may also be applied for reconditioning an anode as described above whose electrochemically active multi-layer coating is worn or damaged.
- the method comprises clearing at least worn out and/or damaged parts of the active coating from the substrate and then reconstituting at least the electrochemically active coating.
- a further object of the invention is a cell for the production of aluminium by the electrolysis of alumina dissolved in a molten fluoride-containing electrolyte, such as cryolite, comprising one or more anodes as described hereabove .
- the cell comprises an aluminium-wettable cathode.
- the cell is in a drained configuration by having at least one drained cathode on which aluminium is produced and from which aluminium continuously drains .
- the cell may be of monopolar, multi-monopolar or bipolar configuration.
- a bipolar cell may comprise the anodes as described above as a terminal anode or as the anode part of a bipolar electrode.
- the cell may comprise means to circulate the electrolyte between the anodes and facing cathodes and/or means to facilitate dissolution of alumina in the electrolyte.
- the cell may be operated with the electrolyte at conventional temperatures, such as 950 to 970°C, or at reduced temperatures as low as 750°C.
- Another object of the invention is a method of producing aluminium in a such a cell, comprising dissolving alumina in said fluoride-containing electrolyte and then electrolysing the dissolved alumina to produce aluminium.
- a polymeric slurry was prepared from: a non- dispersable but suspendable particulate consisting of a nickel-ferrite powder and a nickel aluminate (NiOAl 2 0 3 ) precursor material acting as a polymeric carrier and binder for the nickel ferrite powder.
- the nickel-ferrite powder was specially prepared; however, commercially- available products could also have been used.
- the precursor NiOAl 2 0 3 materials, solution and gel powder reacted to form the spinel NiAl 0 4 at ⁇ 1000°C.
- this slurry When applied to a suitably prepared substrate such as nickel, this slurry produced an oxide coating made from the pre-formed or the in-situ formed nickel ferrite which adhered well onto the substrate and formed a coherent coating when dried and heated.
- the slurry could be applied by a simple technique such as brushing or dipping to give a coating of pre-determined thickness .
- An anode was made by brushing 15 layers of this slurry onto a substrate in order to obtain a final coating of a thickness of about 150 micron.
- the substrate consisted of 74 weight% nickel, 17 weight% chromium and 9 weight?, iron, such as Inconel®. Each applied layer was allowed to dry for 10 minutes at 100°C before applying a further layer. The slurry-brushed substrate was then submitted to a final heat treatment at 450-500°C 15 minutes. X-ray diffraction showed nickel-aluminate had formed in the coating.
- the anode was then tested in an electrolytic cell containing cryolite at 960°C wherein alumina was dissolved in a amount of 6 weight% . After 15 hours the anode was extracted and showed no signs of substantial corrosion.
- a carrier consisting of a nickel aluminate polymeric solution containing a non-dispersed but suspended particulate of nickel aluminate was made by heating 75 g of A1(N0 3 ) 3 .9 H 2 0 (0.2 moles Al) at 80°C to give a concentrated solution which readily dissolved 12 g of
- NiC0 3 (0.1 moles).
- the viscous solution (50 ml) contained 200 g/1 A1 2 0 3 and 160 g/1 NiO (total oxide, >350 g/1) .
- This nickel-rich polymeric concentrated anion deficient solution was compatible with commercially- available alumina sols e.g. NYACOLTM.
- NiO.Al 0 3 mixture was prepared by adding 5 ml of the anion deficient solution to 2.0 ml of a 150 g/1 alumina sol; this mixture was stable to gelling and could be applied to smooth metal and ceramic surfaces by a dip-coating technique. When heated to 450-500°C, X-ray diffraction showed nickel- aluminate had formed in the coating.
- non-dispersable particulate than nickel aluminate could be suspended in the anion-deficient nickel aluminate precursor solution and applied as coatings which when heat-treated would form nickel- aluminate containing the added oxides.
- a colloidal solution containing a metal ferrite precursor (as required for NiONiFe 2 0 4 ) was prepared by mixing 20.7 g Ni(N0 3 ) 2 -6 H 2 0 (5.17 g NiO) with 18.4 g Fe(N0 3 ) 3 .9 H 2 0 (4.8 g Fe 2 0 3 ) and dissolving the salts in water to a volume of 30 ml.
- the solution was stable to viscosity changes and to precipitation when aged for several days at 20°C.
- An organic solvent such as PRIMENETM JMT (R 3 CNH 2 molecular weight ⁇ 350) is immiscible with water and extracts nitric acid from acid and metal nitrate salt solutions.
- an anode was then prepared by coating a nickel plated copper core covered with a chromium based oxygen barrier layer and a nickel- copper protective barrier layer preventing dissolution of the chromium layer with this slurry, tested and showed similar results.
- NiFe20 4 (40 ml) having the composition required for the formation of NiFe20 4 .
- the solution was converted to colloidal gel particles by solvent extracting the nitrate with PRIMENETM JMT as described in Example 3.
- the nickel-ferrite precursor gel was calcined in air to give a non- dispersable but suspended particulate in the form of a nickel-ferrite powder, which could be hosted into nickel- aluminate carrier for coating applications from colloidal and/or polymeric slurries.
- Example 2 A 200 micron thick coating consisting of 15 superimposed layers was obtained on an Inconel® substrate as in Example 1 by dipping the substrate in this slurry. As in Example 1, each layer was allowed to dry before applying a further layer.
- the coated substrate was then submitted to a final heat treatment at 600°C for 1 hour to consolidate the coating and form an anode .
- the anode was then tested in a cell as in Example 1 and showed similar results.
- the magnesium chromite particulate was suspended in the polymer carrier to form a slurry suitable for coating treated metal substrates .
- the polymer solution 50 g was evaporated to dryness and then calcined at 600°C yielding approximately 13 g of magnesium ferrite powder. After calcination, the ferrite powder was ground in a pestle and mortar and then dispersed in the same inorganic polymer to give a slurry that was used to coat a treated metal substrate.
- a cleaned surface of an InconelTM billet (typically comprising 76 weight% nickel - 15.5 weight% chromium - 8 weight% iron) was pre-coated with a ceria colloid as described in US Patent 4,356,106 (Woodhead/Raw) , dried and heated in air at 500°C.
- the pre-coated billet was then further coated with the polymeric slurry described in Example 1 or 2 , dried and heated in air at 500°C.
- the ferrite coating was very adherent and successive layers of the slurry could be applied to build up a coating of ferrite/aluminate having a thickness above 100 micron.
- Example 1 A similar untreated InconelTM billet was coated with a 10 micron thick layer using the polymeric slurry described in Example 1 or 2 but without pre-coating the billet with ceria colloid. After heat-treatment the coating was cracked and easily broke away from the substrate, which demonstrated the effect of the ceria pre-coat .
- a test anode was made by coating by electro- deposition a core structure in the shape of a rod having a diameter of 12 mm consisting of 74 weight% nickel, 17 weight% chromium and 9 weight% iron, such as Inconel®, first with a nickel layer about 200 micron thick and then a copper layer about 100 micron thick.
- the coated structure was heat treated at 1000°C in argon for 5 hours . This heat treatment provides for the interdiffusion of nickel and copper to form an intermediate layer.
- the structure was then heat treated for 24 hours at 1000° at air to form a chromium oxide (Cr 2 0 3 ) barrier layer on the core structure and oxidising at least partly the interdiffused nickel-copper layer thereby forming the intermediate layer.
- Cr 2 0 3 chromium oxide
- a nickel-ferrite powder was made by drying and calcining at 900 °C the gel product obtained from an inorganic polymer precursor solution containing ferric nitrate and nickel carbonate.
- a thick paste was made by mixing 1 g of this nickel-ferrite powder with 0.85 g of a nickel aluminate polymer solution containing the equivalent of 0.15 g of oxide. This thick paste was then diluted with 1 ml of water and ground in a pestle and mortar to obtain a suitable viscosity to form a nickel- based paint.
- An electrochemically active oxide layer was obtained on the core structure by applying the nickel- based paint onto the core structure with a brush.
- the painted structure was allowed to dry for 30 minutes before heat treating it at 500°C for 1 hour to decompose volatile components and to consolidate the oxide coating.
- the heat treated coating layer was about 15 micron thick. Further coating layers were applied following the same procedure in order to obtain a 200 micron thick electrochemically active coating covering the core structure.
- the anode was then tested in a cryolite melt containing approximately 6 weight% alumina at 970°C by passing current at a current density of about 0.8 A/cm 2 . After 100 hours the anode was extracted from the cryolite and showed no sign of significant internal corrosion after microscopic examination of a cross-section of the anode specimen.
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