Atlantic Richfield Company

Subodh K Das

Raouf Loutfy

James C Withers

Samuel S Jones

James G Morris

Lian Chen

Methods for the improvement of mechanical properties of aluminum can stock materials. In one method, an aluminum alloy is cast into an ingot, heated at an elevated temperature to homogenize the alloy, hot rolled at an elevated temperature to form hot band material and cold rolled to final gauge. After the heating step, the alloy is hot rolled immediately to minimize the cooling of the alloy between the heating and hot rolling steps.

Method of forming aluminum alloy sheet

An improved solid carbon reductant comprising partially calcined carbonaceous materials such as petroleum coke, containing relatively low amounts of residual hydrocarbons and a relatively high surface area and thus increased activity as compared to known reductants is provided. This improved reductant is produced by a method comprising heating the carbonaceous material in an oxidizing atmosphere to a temperature of from about 650.degree. C. to about 950.degree. C., preferably from about 800.degree. C. to about 875.degree. C., and most preferably at a temperature about 850.degree. C. In addition, according to the present invention improved chlorination processes are provided using these reductants which result in reduced levels of chlorinated hydrocarbon (C.sub.x Cl.sub.y) production due to reduced residual hydrocarbons. In a preferred embodiment anhydrous aluminum chloride is produced by chlorination of aluminum hexahydrate using the improved reductant.

Partially calcined carbonaceous material as a reductant

Chlorination using partially calcined carbonaceous material as a

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Subodh K Das