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Key improvements to Hall-Héroult since the end of World War II

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During the last 50 years, some of the most important developments in the Hall-Héroult process include improvements to bath chemistry, alumina feeding, anode and cathode quality, and process control. In addition, progress has been made in cell size and design, production capacity, energy consumption, and magnetic field modeling.

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  1. University of Oslo, Norway

    Kai Grjotheim Dr. techn. (Professor Emeritus, member of TMS)

  2. Hydro Aluminium a.s., Norway

    Halvor Kvande Dr. techn. (member of TMS)

  3. Northeast University of Technology, Shenyang, China

    Qiu Zhuxian doctoral (member of TMS)

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Grjotheim, K., Kvande, H. & Zhuxian, Q. Key improvements to Hall-Héroult since the end of World War II. JOM 47, 32–35 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03221305

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