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- Title
Universal Approach to Estimate Perfluorocarbons Emissions During Individual High-Voltage Anode Effect for Prebaked Cell Technologies.
- Authors
Gaboury, Simon; Dion, Lukas; Kiss, Laszlo I.; Poncsak, Sandor; Picard, Frédéric; Morais, Nadia
- Abstract
Recent investigations on aluminum electrolysis cell demonstrated limitations to the commonly used tier-3 slope methodology to estimate perfluorocarbon (PFC) emissions from high-voltage anode effects (HVAEs). These limitations are greater for smelters with a reduced HVAE frequency. A novel approach is proposed to estimate the specific emissions using a tier 2 model resulting from individual HVAE instead of estimating monthly emissions for pot lines with the slope methodology. This approach considers the nonlinear behavior of PFC emissions as a function of the polarized anode effect duration but also integrates the change in behavior attributed to cell productivity. Validation was performed by comparing the new approach and the slope methodology with measurement campaigns from different smelters. The results demonstrate a good agreement between measured and estimated emissions as well as more accurately reflect individual HVAE dynamics occurring over time. Finally, the possible impact of this approach for the aluminum industry is discussed.
- Subjects
ELECTROLYSIS; PERFLUOROCARBONS; ANODES; EMISSIONS (Air pollution); GREENHOUSE gases
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2018, Vol 70, Issue 9, p1887
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-018-2848-6