公开(公告)号：US09982355B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US13987650

申请日：2013-08-19

Applicant: ALCOA INC.

Inventor： Leroy E. D'Astolfo ,  William J. Steiner ,  Eric C. Moreland ,  Robert L. Kozarek ,  Yimin Ruan

IPC: C25C3/20 ,  C25C7/06

CPC classification number: C25C3/20 ,  C25C7/06

Abstract: A method of monitoring an electrolytic cell including detecting information indicative of a thermite reaction, comparing the information indicative of a thermite reaction to a threshold, generating a thermite response signal according to the comparison, and reacting to the thermite response signal by adjusting the operation of the electrolytic cell.