Method for producing aluminum alloys

    公开(公告)号:US11634829B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US16478469

    申请日:2016-11-24

    IPC分类号: C25C3/06 C22C21/02

    摘要: The invention relates to production of alloys based on aluminum. A method is proposed for producing aluminum-based alloys by electrolysis, according to which low-consumable anode of aluminum pot is used as a source of alloying elements. At the same time, in order to optimize master alloy consumption, one of the following options is chosen: dissolution of alloying elements from slightly soluble anodes; adding oxides and/or fluorides and/or carbonates of alloying elements to electrolyte melt of aluminum pot; simultaneous dissolution of alloying elements from slightly soluble anodes with addition of oxides and/or fluorides and/or carbonates of alloying elements to electrolyte melt of aluminum pot. The method comprises the following stages: introducing alloying elements into molten cathode aluminum by dissolving them in electrolyte melt of aluminum pot from low-consumable anode and/or by adding oxides/and fluorides and/or carbonates of alloying elements into electrolyte melt of aluminum pot; reduction of alloying elements introduced into electrolyte melt of aluminum pot on molten cathode aluminum to form the base for aluminum alloys; determining percentage of elements in the base for aluminum alloys; and bringing alloys to a given composition by adding alloying elements to the base for aluminum alloys in the required amount. The result is multicomponent aluminum alloys of a given composition with introduction of alloying admixtures in the process of aluminum production by electrolysis, and then the alloy is brought to a predetermined composition, providing simplification of technology and control, reducing master alloy consumption which leads to lower cost of aluminum alloy production.

    Advanced aluminum electrolysis cell

    公开(公告)号:US11180862B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16316234

    申请日:2017-07-07

    发明人: Xinghua Liu

    IPC分类号: C25C3/06 C25C3/08 C25C3/16

    摘要: In some embodiments, an electrolytic cell includes: an one anode module having a plurality of anodes; a one cathode module, opposing the anode module, and comprising a plurality of vertical cathodes, wherein each of the plurality of anodes and each of the plurality of vertical cathodes are vertically oriented and spaced one from another; a cell reservoir; and a cell bottom supporting the cathode module, wherein the cell bottom comprise an first upper surface, a second upper surface, and a channel, wherein the plurality of vertical cathodes extends upward from the upper surfaces, wherein at least one cathode block is located below the plurality of vertical cathodes, wherein the first upper surface and the second upper surface are configured to direct substantially all of the liquid aluminum produced in the electrolytic cell to the channel, and wherein the channel is configured to receive liquid aluminum from the upper surfaces.

    Insulation assembly for electrolysis cell

    公开(公告)号:US10648094B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US15416559

    申请日:2017-01-26

    摘要: An insulation assembly is provided, including: a body of an insulating material with a lower surface configured to contact a sidewall an electrolysis cell; an upper surface generally opposed to the lower surface; and a perimetrical sidewall extending between the upper surface and the lower surface to surround the remainder of the body, the perimetrical sidewall including: an inner portion configured to face an anode surface of the electrolysis cell and provide a gap between the body and the anode surface of the electrolysis cell; wherein the body is configured to extend from the sidewall towards the anode surface.

    Process control of an industrial plant

    公开(公告)号:US09678502B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-13

    申请号:US14254480

    申请日:2014-04-16

    摘要: A system 10 for controlling an industrial plant 12 comprises automatic control equipment 14 comprising a plurality of measurement sensors 16 for sensing predetermined variables associated with components of the industrial plant 12. The sensors 16 generate measured data relating to operation of the components of the industrial plant 12. A database 20 contains operational data, including observational data, regarding the industrial plant 12. A processor 18 is in communication with the automatic control equipment 14 and the database 20 for receiving the measured data from the sensors 16 of the automatic control equipment 14 and the operational data from the database 20. The processor 18 manipulates the measured and operational data to provide an evolving description of a process condition of each component over time, along with output information relating to operational control of the industrial plant 12 and for updating the database 20.

    Method for preparing aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing crylite
    9.
    发明授权
    Method for preparing aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing crylite 有权
    制备铝 - 锆 - 硼合金并同步制备镁石的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09546098B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-17

    申请号:US14416674

    申请日:2012-11-26

    摘要: A method for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing a cryolite is provided. The method includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum in a reactor, heating the reactor to 700-850 degrees centigrade, and adding a mixture consisting of fluorozirconate and fluoborate in a molar ratio of x: y into the reactor; Step B: stirring the reactants for 4-6 hours and extracting the upper molten liquid to obtain a cryolite, wherein the lower substance is an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy, and aluminum is added in an excess amount. The method provided herein for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy which is mild in reaction condition, easy to control and simple in technical flow can prepare a high-quality product through a complete reaction, besides, the use of the synchronously prepared low molecular ratio cryolites (KF.AlF3 and NaF.AlF3) in the aluminum electrolysis industry can achieve a proper electrical conductivity.

    摘要翻译: 提供了制备铝 - 锆 - 硼合金并同时制备冰晶石的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤:步骤A:将铝置于反应器中,将反应器加热至700-850摄氏度,并将由氟锆酸盐和氟硼酸盐组成的混合物以x:y的摩尔比加入到反应器中; 步骤B:搅拌反应物4-6小时,提取上部熔融液体,得到冰晶石,其中低级物质为铝 - 锆 - 硼合金,并以过量的量加入铝。 本文提供的制备在反应条件温和,易于控制和工艺流程简单的铝 - 锆 - 硼合金的方法可以通过完全反应制备高品质的产品,此外,使用同步制备的低分子量 铝电解工业中的比例冰晶石(KF.AlF3和NaF.AlF3)可以实现适当的导电性。

    Control of temperature and operation of inert electrodes during production of aluminum metal
    10.
    发明授权
    Control of temperature and operation of inert electrodes during production of aluminum metal 有权
    在生产铝金属时控制惰性电极的温度和操作

    公开(公告)号:US09217204B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-22

    申请号:US10524855

    申请日:2003-08-15

    CPC分类号: C25C3/08 C25C3/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to methods for operating and controlling the temperature of inert electrodes during production of molten aluminum by electrolysis of an aluminous ore, preferably alumina, dissolved in molten salts, preferably a fluoride based electrolyte, in an electrolysis cell with vertical or essentially vertical electrode configuration.The invention describes methods of designing and operating inert electrodes in a vertical and/or inclined position for production of aluminum metal, where said electrodes have an operating temperature that may deviate from the electrolyte temperature, thereby controlling the dissolution of electrode materials and preventing solid deposit formation on the electrodes. The present invention is also applicable to aluminum production cells utilizing inert electrodes in a horizontal configuration, and traditional Hall-Hèroult cells retrofitted with inert anodes.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过在垂直或基本垂直的电解池中电解溶解在熔融盐(优选氟化物基电解质)中的铝矿,优选氧化铝,来操作和控制生产熔融铝期间惰性电极的温度的方法 电极配置。 本发明描述了在用于生产铝金属的垂直和/或倾斜位置中设计和操作惰性电极的方法,其中所述电极具有可能偏离电解质温度的操作温度,从而控制电极材料的溶解并防止固体沉积 在电极上形成。 本发明也适用于利用水平构型的惰性电极的铝生产电池,以及用惰性阳极改装的传统霍尔赫氏电池。