Book Description

ONE OF A FOUR-BOOK COLLECTION SPOTLIGHTING CLASSIC ARTICLES Landmark research findings and reviews in aluminum reductiontechnology Highlighting some of the most important findings and insightsreported over the past five decades, this volume features many ofthe best original research papers and reviews on aluminum reductiontechnology published from 1963 to 2011. Papers have been organizedinto seven themes: 1. Fundamentals 2. Modeling 3. Design 4. Operations 5. Control 6. Environmental 7. Alternative processes The first six themes deal with conventional Hall-Héroultelectrolytic reduction technology, whereas the last theme featurespapers dedicated to nonconventional processes. Each section beginswith a brief introduction and ends with a list of recommendedarticles for further reading, enabling researchers to explore eachsubject in greater depth. The papers for this volume were selected from among some 1,500Light Metals articles. Selection was based on a rigorousreview process. Among the papers, readers will find breakthroughsin science as well as papers that have had a major impact ontechnology. In addition, there are expert reviews summarizing ourunderstanding of key topics at the time of publication. From basic research to advanced applications, the articlespublished in this volume collectively represent a complete overviewof aluminum reduction technology. It will enable students,scientists, and engineers to trace the history of aluminumreduction technology and bring themselves up to date with thecurrent state of the technology.