Carbothermic reduction with parallel heat sources
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and method of carbothermic direct reduction for producing an aluminum alloy from a raw material mix including aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, and carbon wherein parallel heat sources are provided by a combustion heat source and by an electrical heat source at essentially the same position in the reactor, e.g., such as at the same horizontal level in the path of a gravity-fed moving bed in a vertical reactor. The present invention includes providing at least 79% of the heat energy required in the process by the electrical heat source.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865272
- Patent Number(s):
- 4486229
- Application Number:
- 06/472,680
- Assignee:
- Aluminum Company of America (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-77CS40079
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1983 Mar 07
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- carbothermic; reduction; parallel; heat; sources; disclosed; apparatus; method; direct; producing; aluminum; alloy; raw; material; mix; including; oxide; silicon; carbon; provided; combustion; source; electrical; essentially; position; reactor; horizontal; level; path; gravity-fed; moving; bed; vertical; providing; 79; energy; required; process; moving bed; heat sources; carbothermic reduction; heat energy; aluminum oxide; heat source; silicon oxide; aluminum alloy; raw material; combustion heat; electrical heat; energy required; parallel heat; direct reduction; including aluminum; /75/
Citation Formats
Troup, Robert L., and Stevenson, David T. Carbothermic reduction with parallel heat sources. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_865272,
title = {Carbothermic reduction with parallel heat sources},
author = {Troup, Robert L. and Stevenson, David T.},
abstractNote = {Disclosed are apparatus and method of carbothermic direct reduction for producing an aluminum alloy from a raw material mix including aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, and carbon wherein parallel heat sources are provided by a combustion heat source and by an electrical heat source at essentially the same position in the reactor, e.g., such as at the same horizontal level in the path of a gravity-fed moving bed in a vertical reactor. The present invention includes providing at least 79% of the heat energy required in the process by the electrical heat source.},
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