Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive Type
In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, biocoke modified with different additives was used to replace part of the petroleum coke. Previously, a number of researchers attempted to manufacture anodes using biocoke. However, the majority of these efforts were unsuccessful because the quality...
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| author | Belkacem Amara Duygu Kocaefe Yasar Kocaefe Dipankar Bhattacharyay Jules Côté André Gilbert |
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| description | In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, biocoke modified with different additives was used to replace part of the petroleum coke. Previously, a number of researchers attempted to manufacture anodes using biocoke. However, the majority of these efforts were unsuccessful because the quality of the anodes deteriorated with this replacement. The deterioration was due to the weak interactions between the pitch and biocoke compared to those between the pitch and petroleum coke. In this study, a chemical modification of biocoke was carried out using three additives (i.e., A(1), A(2), and A(3)) with the aim of improving biocoke–pitch interactions to prevent the deterioration of anode quality. The results of this study showed that biocoke–pitch interactions improved when the biocoke was modified with A(1) and A(3). The anodes containing biocoke modified with these two additives had properties similar to those of the standard anode (i.e., without biocoke). The utilization of additive A(2) did not show the same trend. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1dcb4d6c107412792b25d8bc55b0d812023-11-30T22:55:34ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-03-01127342610.3390/app12073426Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive TypeBelkacem Amara0Duygu Kocaefe1Yasar Kocaefe2Dipankar Bhattacharyay3Jules Côté4André Gilbert5UQAC Research Chair on Industrial Materials (CHIMI), Department of Applied Sciences, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, CanadaUQAC Research Chair on Industrial Materials (CHIMI), Department of Applied Sciences, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, CanadaUQAC Research Chair on Industrial Materials (CHIMI), Department of Applied Sciences, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, CanadaSchool of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar 752050, Odisha, IndiaAluminerie Alouette, Sept-Îles, QC G4R 5M9, CanadaBoisaco Inc., Sacré-Cœur, QC G0T 1Y0, CanadaIn order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, biocoke modified with different additives was used to replace part of the petroleum coke. Previously, a number of researchers attempted to manufacture anodes using biocoke. However, the majority of these efforts were unsuccessful because the quality of the anodes deteriorated with this replacement. The deterioration was due to the weak interactions between the pitch and biocoke compared to those between the pitch and petroleum coke. In this study, a chemical modification of biocoke was carried out using three additives (i.e., A(1), A(2), and A(3)) with the aim of improving biocoke–pitch interactions to prevent the deterioration of anode quality. The results of this study showed that biocoke–pitch interactions improved when the biocoke was modified with A(1) and A(3). The anodes containing biocoke modified with these two additives had properties similar to those of the standard anode (i.e., without biocoke). The utilization of additive A(2) did not show the same trend.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/7/3426carbon anodesmodified biocokecokepitchadditive typesaluminum production |
| spellingShingle | Belkacem Amara Duygu Kocaefe Yasar Kocaefe Dipankar Bhattacharyay Jules Côté André Gilbert Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive Type Applied Sciences carbon anodes modified biocoke coke pitch additive types aluminum production |
| title | Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive Type |
| title_full | Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive Type |
| title_fullStr | Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive Type |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive Type |
| title_short | Partial Replacement of Petroleum Coke with Modified Biocoke during Production of Anodes Used in the Aluminum Industry: Effect of Additive Type |
| title_sort | partial replacement of petroleum coke with modified biocoke during production of anodes used in the aluminum industry effect of additive type |
| topic | carbon anodes modified biocoke coke pitch additive types aluminum production |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/7/3426 |
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