摘要 |
A method of manufacturing an anode for use in a cell for the electrowinning of aluminium comprises oxidising before cell operation an iron-nickel alloy substrate in an oxygen-containing atmosphere, such as air, at a temperature which is at least 50° C., preferably 100° C., above the operating temperature of the cell to form on the surface of the iron-nickel substrate a coherent and adherent iron oxide-containing outer layer, in particular a hematite-containing layer having a limited ionic conductivity for oxygen ions and acting as a partial barrier to monoatomic oxygen. The outer layer is electrochemically active for the oxidation of oxygen ions and reduces also diffusion of oxygen to the iron-nickel alloy substrate when the anode is in use.
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