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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1975
William C Sleppy, Belleville, IL (US);
C Norman Cochran, Oakmont, PA (US);
Perry A Foster, Jr, New Kensington, PA (US);
Warren E Haupin, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A process for producing aluminum in which alumina is decomposed electrolytically to aluminum metal in an electrolyte bath between an anode and a cathodic interface formed between aluminum metal and the electrolyte bath. The bath consists essentially of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, NaF, and AlF.sub.3, and has a weight ratio NaF to AlF.sub.3 up to 1.1:1. During decomposition, the bath is maintained at an operating temperature greater than 40.degree.C above the cryolite liquidus temperature of the bath and effective for preventing bath crusting in interfacial areas between bath and aluminum metal.