Refractories for Aluminium

This book details the peculiarities of the requirements for refractories designed for aluminium metallurgical process: reduction, cast house, and anode production. The author describes requirements specific to the properties and structure of refractory materials that differentiate it from the refractories for ferrous metallurgy and other refractories. A comparison is drawn between the properties and structure of refractories and carbon cathode materials from different points of view: from the point of physical chemistry and chemistry interactions during the metallurgical process and from the point of design of reduction pots and furnaces with the aspect to the service life time of metallurgical aggregates.

Reveals the peculiarities of physical chemistry in aluminium production Summarizes specific requirements for the properties and structure of refractory materials Addresses contradictory concepts on lining of reduction cells - thermal balance and good refractory materials Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Andrey Yurkov, graduated from Moscow Mendeleev University of chemical technology, department of ceramics and refractories. He holds a Ph.D. in structural ceramics and Dr. Sci. Degree in materials science of refractory materials. Yurkov has more than a 100 publications. His areas of expertise and interests include materials science and processing of non-oxygen and oxygen containing ceramics and refractories, and their applications in the Aluminium industry Yurkov is currently working for the company Russian Aluminium (RUSAL). He has also served as the organizer and chairperson of the seminar and conference Refractories and carbon cathode materials for Aluminium industry.

Inhalt
Preface.- Glossary.- The properties of refractory and heat insulation materials.- Refractories and carbon cathode materials for aluminum reduction cells.- Refractories and heat insulation materials for the cast house.- Refractories for the anode baking furnaces.