Hall–Héroult process

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The Hall–Héroult process is the primary industrial method for producing aluminum by electrolytically reducing alumina dissolved in molten cryolite.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aluminium production process ⓘ
electrolytic process ⓘ
industrial process ⓘ
anodeMaterial carbon ⓘ
anodeType consumable anodes ⓘ
appliedInIndustry aluminium smelters worldwide ⓘ
basedOn electrolytic reduction of alumina ⓘ
byproductFormation oxidation of carbon to carbon dioxide ⓘ
cathodeMaterial carbon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
United States ⓘ
developedBy Charles Martin Hall ⓘ
Paul Héroult ⓘ
linked to: Charles Martin Hall
discoveredIn 1886 ⓘ
dominantSince early 20th century ⓘ
electrolyteContains alumina ⓘ
aluminium fluoride ⓘ
calcium fluoride ⓘ
cryolite ⓘ
energyIntensity high specific electricity consumption ⓘ
environmentalIssue high greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ
perfluorocarbon emissions during anode effects ⓘ
hasInput alumina (Al2O3) ⓘ
carbon ⓘ
cryolite (Na3AlF6) ⓘ
hasOutput aluminium ⓘ
carbon dioxide ⓘ
perfluorocarbon gases ⓘ
spent pot lining ⓘ
industrialUseBeganIn late 19th century ⓘ
mainlyUsedIn primary aluminium production ⓘ
namedAfter Charles Martin Hall ⓘ
Paul Héroult ⓘ
operatesAt about 950 °C ⓘ
high temperature ⓘ
patentedIn 1886 ⓘ
reactionType reduction of aluminium ions to aluminium metal ⓘ
replaced earlier chemical reduction methods for aluminium ⓘ
requires continuous operation ⓘ
large amounts of electricity ⓘ
usedFor producing aluminium metal ⓘ
usesEquipment Hall–Héroult pot ⓘ
busbar system ⓘ
electrolytic cell ⓘ
rectifier ⓘ
usesMethod direct current electrolysis ⓘ
dissolution of alumina in cryolite ⓘ
molten salt electrolysis ⓘ
usesSubstance alumina ⓘ
carbon anodes ⓘ
carbon cathode lining ⓘ
electric current ⓘ
molten cryolite ⓘ

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Charles Martin Hall → knownFor → Hall–Héroult process ⓘ
subject linked to: Hall
Alcoa → notableTechnology → Hall–Héroult aluminum smelting process ⓘ
linked to: Hall–Héroult process
Sohar Aluminium smelter → usesProcess → Hall–Héroult process ⓘ
Charles Martin Hall → knownFor → Hall–Héroult process ⓘ
Charles Martin Hall → patentOn → Hall–Héroult aluminum process ⓘ
linked to: Hall–Héroult process
Hall–Héroult process → usesEquipment → Hall–Héroult pot ⓘ
linked to: Hall–Héroult process