The Effect of Varying Mixing Temperatures and Baking Level on the Quality of Pilot Scale Anodes - A Factorial Design Analysis

Identifying optimum anode baking level and mixing temperature are important when producing high quality anodes. The effect of varying mixing temperature and baking level were investigated in terms of the resulting apparent anode density, specific electrical resistivity (SER), air permeability, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), air reactivity, and CO2 reactivity. Six pilot-scale anodes were prepared at Hydro Aluminium using a single source petroleum coke and