| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Aluminum Reduction Technology
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| Presentation Title |
Inalum Pilot Pots Upgrade – Successful Completion of the Performance Test |
| Author(s) |
Sajid Hussain, Nadia Ahli, Abdalla Alzarooni, Abdulaziz Sarhan, Maitha Ismail Faraj, Hassan Alhayas, Ade Buandra, Ferdy Rahadian, Recky Suharmon, Fathur Rahman |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nadia Ahli |
| Abstract Scope |
EGA and INALUM signed a Technology License Agreement (TLA) on 21 December 2020 to upgrade INALUM Potline 1 consisting of 128 Sumitomo S170 pots at Kuala Tanjung smelter. In the first stage of the project, five pilot pots were upgraded in Potline 1 and are now operating at 215 kA, which is 20 kA higher than Potline 1 present amperage of 195 kA. The start-up of the five pilot pots was completed successfully between 25 May 2023 and 9 June 2023.
The TLA included a contractual obligation to carry out a performance test of the pilot pots for a period of 4 weeks (28 days) including 21 metal tapping and 21 anode settings as per the 32 hours work schedule. The TLA required the upgraded pilot pots to achieve a daily metal production of 1619 kg/pot/day while operating at the amperage of 215 kA during the test period. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Process Technology, Other |