Springer Refractories for Aluminium: Electrolysis and the Cast House

This book details the peculiarities of the requirements for refractories designed for aluminium metallurgical process: reduction, cast house, and anode production.  The author describes requirements specific to the properties and structure of refractory materials that differentiate it from the refractories for ferrous metallurgy and other refractories.  A comparison is drawn between the properties and structure of refractories and carbon cathode materials from different  points of view: from the point  of  physical chemistry and chemistry interactions during the metallurgical process and from the point of design of reduction pots and furnaces with the aspect to  the service life time of metallurgical aggregates. From the Back Cover This book details the peculiarities of the requirements for refractories designed for aluminium metallurgical process: reduction, cast house, and anode production.  The author describes requirements specific to the properties and structure of refractory materials that differentiate it from the refractories for ferrous metallurgy and other refractories.  A comparison is drawn between the properties and structure of refractories and carbon cathode materials from different  points of view: from the point  of  physical chemistry and chemistry interactions during the metallurgical process and from the point of design of reduction pots and furnaces with the aspect to  the service life time of metallurgical aggregates. About the Author Andrey Yurkov, graduated from Moscow Mendeleev University of chemical technology, department of ceramics and refractories.  He holds a Ph.D.  in structural ceramics and Dr. Sci. Degree in materials science of  refractory materials. 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 Yurkov is currently working for the company “Russian Aluminium (RUSAL). He has also served as  the organizer and chairperson of the seminar and conference “Refractories and carbon cathode materials for Aluminium industry”.