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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Technology Gmbh, Baden, CH;
Inventor:
Geir Wedde, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
General Electric Technology GmbH, Baden, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aluminum production electrolytic cell comprises a bath with bath contents, at least one cathode electrode in contact with said contents, at least one anode electrode in contact with said contents, and a hood, defining interior area, covering at least a portion of said bath. The electrolytic cell is equipped for vent gases to be drawn from said interior area. The electrolytic cell also comprises at least one heat exchanger for cooling at least a portion of the vent gases drawn from interior area, prior to circulation thereof to interior area.