A gravimetric method was developed to study alumina dissolution kinetic by following the evolution of the apparent weight of alumina samples while immerged into a...

Results of the test work that was conducted on the Gas Treatment Center installed at the Rio Tinto AP60 Technology Center located in Canada on...

Model Based Approach for Online Monitoring of Aluminium Production Process: This article presents a novel approach for estimating on line alumina concentration and the anode-cathode...

This paper reviews the literature on the works already done on the study of surface waves, interface waves and Stokes drift (movement of waves on...

A Lagrangien model, called CuDEM and destined to simulate the alumina feeding process is presented in this paper. The first part of this model focuses...

In cooperation with AP, Aluminium Company of Greece will present its major reconstruction of central casing of open top baking furnace of more than 50...

In this paper, a 3D model for the combustion of pulses of gas in the heating sections will be presented, a model which focuses on...

The paper describes projects that were simultaneously executed in two of Rio Tinto’s North American smelters and describes the work performed to achieve both a...

This paper describes the method undertaken to establish an additive selection method which would yield improved coke wettability by modified pitch and presents the results...

In 2008, Rio Tinto inaugurated a new plant in Jonquière (Québec) for the treatment of 80 kt of SPL annually, based on the low-caustic leaching...

This paper presents the effect of water flow distribution in the cooling basins on the ingot solidification and ingots constraint stress. The water flow parameters...