| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production
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| Presentation Title |
EGA addresses the challenges of raw material variability |
| Author(s) |
Rawa Nabeel Baraheem, Ravi Nanath, Bienvenu Ndjom, Abdalla Al Sharji, Jasem Al Obaidli, Amer Al Marzooqi |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Rawa Nabeel Baraheem |
| Abstract Scope |
Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) carbon plant produces baked anodes that meet the quality standards for the customers by blending calcined petroleum coke (CPC) from different sources at EGA site. However, changes in the calcined petroleum coke granulometry and vibrated bulk density due to upstream processes caused difficulties to manage these variations during the anode production. Therefore, it became essential that carbon and port alters its operating model of handling the physical differences in the incoming coke by adjusting the coke blend, modifying the paste plant screen and optimizing the recipe to control the baked anode properties.
This paper will explain the challenges EGA faced due to raw material variability and the technical issues in the production process. It will also discuss the strategies used at various production steps to reduce the impact on the baked anode quality and performance. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |