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Refractories for Aluminum

Electrolysis and the Cast House

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Authors:
  1. Andrey Yurkov

    1. Chemical Department, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

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  • Reveals key principles of physical chemistry that play a significant role in aluminium production
  • Summarizes requirements for optimized structure and properties of refractory materials
  • Addresses contradictory concepts on critical components of refractories; the lining of reduction cells, thermal balance, and the features that constitutes the best refractory materials
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Properties of Refractory and Heat Insulation Materials

    • Andrey Yurkov
    Pages 1-73

  3. Refractories and Carbon Cathode Materials for Aluminum Reduction Cells

    • Andrey Yurkov
    Pages 75-227

  4. Refractories and Heat Insulation Materials for Cast Houses

    • Andrey Yurkov
    Pages 229-266

  5. Refractories for Anode Baking Furnaces

    • Andrey Yurkov
    Pages 267-271

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 273-276
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About this book

This book details the rigorous requirements for refractories designed for aluminium metallurgical processes: reduction, cast house, and anode production. The author describes requirements specific to the properties and structure of refractory materials that differentiate it from materials used for ferrous metallurgy, among others. A comparison is drawn between the properties and structure of refractories and carbon cathode materials from different  points of view: from the perspective of physical chemistry and chemical interactions during the metallurgical process and from the aspect of designing reduction pots and furnaces to accommodate the lifetime of metallurgical aggregates that are a part of aluminum refractory processes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Chemical Department, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    Andrey Yurkov

About the author

Andrey Yurkov graduated from the Department of Ceramics and Refractories at the Moscow Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in structural ceramics and the Dr. Sci. in materials science of refractory materials. Professor Yurkov has more than a 100 publications. His areas of expertise and interests include materials science and processing of non-oxygen and oxygen-containing ceramics and refractories, and their applications in the aluminium industry. Dr. Yurkov is currently a research scientist at the Russian Aluminium company (RUSAL). He has also served as  the organizer and chairperson of the seminar and conference, “Refractories and Carbon Cathode Materials for the Aluminium Industry”.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Refractories for Aluminum

  • Book Subtitle: Electrolysis and the Cast House

  • Authors: Andrey Yurkov

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53589-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53588-3Published: 12 May 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85191-4Published: 28 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53589-0Published: 05 May 2017

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 278

  • Number of Illustrations: 105 b/w illustrations, 78 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Metallic Materials, Physical Chemistry, Building Materials

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