Essential Readings in Light Metals, Aluminum Reduction Technology
About this ebook
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.
About the author
GEOFF BEARNE, BSc, CEng, FIMechE, is General Manager, Technology Delivery Systems, at Rio Tinto Technology & Innovation. He has more than thirty years of experience in the aluminum industry.
MARC DUPUIS, PhD, has been a consultant since 1994, when he founded GeniSim, Inc., his own consulting firm. He specializes in the application of mathematical modeling for the aluminum industry.
GARY TARCY, MS, is Manager of Smelting R&D at the Alcoa Technical Center in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He holds twenty-six patents and has published thirty-one papers. He has been twice awarded TMS's Light Metals Award for Best Paper and also won the Australasian Smelting Technology Conference Best Paper Award.