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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2003
Denis Jouaffre, Saint Jean de Maurienne, FR;
Jean-luc Basquin, St. Jean de Maurienne, FR;
Claude Vanvoren, La Murette, FR;
Denis Jouaffre, Saint Jean de Maurienne, FR;
Jean-Luc Basquin, St. Jean de Maurienne, FR;
Claude Vanvoren, La Murette, FR;
Aluminium Pechiney, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of pre-heating a pot provided with anodes and cathodes for the production of aluminium by electrolysis, said method including a first step, prior to the pot being supplied with current, during which a layer of a granular conductive material is deposited then crushed between the anodes and the cathodes, characterized in that the granular conductive material is graphite-based and in that the layer of granular conductive material only extends, after crushing, over a part of a lower surface of each anode and takes the form of contact blocks.