Abstract:
A new process of low temperatUre Al
2O
3 suspension electrolysis for producing aluminum in low melting point fluo-chloride system was investigated. Current efficiency (
η)expression deduced from experiments on 20~80A electrolysis cell showed that main effects on
η are the cell current and the surface of aluminum produced.Increasing cell current and diminishing aluminum surface.can both make
η increase. On an electrolysis cell of about 100A capacity with the fine
γ-Al
2O
3 (media diam. 1.22μm) and the mixture in which F
-/Cl
- molar ratio was 1 at 750℃,aluminum metal was obtained with 86.3% current efficiency and 11.73 kW. h specific energy consumption.