Resin binders in ramming paste
- Univ. of Trondheim (Norway)
- Elkem a/s Carbon, Kristiansand (Norway)
Resin bonded carbon refractories avoid the emission of PAH associated with tar based binders. Six prototype novolak resins were tested as binders in ramming paste for aluminum electrolysis cells. The resins were compared with two reference binders, one tar based and one resin based. The resins were tested in the laboratory as well as in actual operation. The mixing and ramming properties were satisfactory. The baking shrinkage was low and the mechanical strength was reasonably high. Even if resin binders are baked to a glassy structure, the sodium resistance was good. The viscosity of the resin binders can be adjusted to provide the desired range of temperature of use for the ramming paste. Elkem Aluminum installed the first cell of resin bonded ramming paste in September 1991.
- OSTI ID:
- 372007
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960202-; ISBN 0-87339-312-0; TRN: IM9641%%84
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Annual meeting and exhibition of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Anaheim, CA (United States), 4-8 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Light metals 1996; Hale, W. [ed.] [Anglesey Aluminum Metal Ltd., North Wales (United Kingdom)]; PB: 1304 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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