CATHODE PROTECTION

An method of operating an aluminium smelting cell during the start-up phase of the cell comprising forming a layer of boron oxide on the exposed surface of the cathode of the cell, forming a layer of aluminium on the boron oxide layer, said boron oxide layer forming a barrier impervious to oxygen at...

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Main Authors KEVIN D. WATSON, DRAGO D. JURIC, RAYMOND W. SHAW
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.11.1991
Edition5
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APPARATUS THEREFOR
CHEMISTRY
ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES
METALLURGY
PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY ORREFINING OF METALS
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Summary:An method of operating an aluminium smelting cell during the start-up phase of the cell comprising forming a layer of boron oxide on the exposed surface of the cathode of the cell, forming a layer of aluminium on the boron oxide layer, said boron oxide layer forming a barrier impervious to oxygen at temperature from 400 DEG C to about 650 DEG C, and said aluminium layer forming a barrier to oxygen at temperatures above about 600 DEG C up to temperatures of about 1000 DEG C thereby reducing the development of oxidation products in the cathode during cell start-up.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19900050010