摘要 |
A reduction pot for the fused salt electrolytic production of aluminum comprises an outer steel shell, a thermally insulating layer, and an inner lining made essentially of carbon with iron cathode bars embedded in it. At least the lower 75% of the floor insulation is a mechanically compacted layer of a granulate material essentially of particle size ranging up to 8 mm. This granulate contains the fully ground but otherwise untreated insulation layers, without carbon residues which are sorted out mechanically before grinding, from replaced electrolytic cells. The remaining 25% of the floor insulation is a layer of firebrick, ground firebrick and/or smelter alumina. The sidewalls of the steel shell are insulated solely by firebrick.
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