Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for preventing thermite reactions in electrolytic cells
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Application No.: US13987650Application Date: 2013-08-19
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Publication No.: US09982355B2Publication Date: 2018-05-29
- Inventor: Leroy E. D'Astolfo , William J. Steiner , Eric C. Moreland , Robert L. Kozarek , Yimin Ruan
- Applicant: ALCOA INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Assignee: Alcoa USA Corp.
- Current Assignee: Alcoa USA Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: C25C3/20
- IPC: C25C3/20 ; C25C7/06
Abstract:
A method of monitoring an electrolytic cell including detecting information indicative of a thermite reaction, comparing the information indicative of a thermite reaction to a threshold, generating a thermite response signal according to the comparison, and reacting to the thermite response signal by adjusting the operation of the electrolytic cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140048421A1 Systems and methods for preventing thermite reactions in electrolytic cells Public/Granted day:2014-02-20
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