Mathematical modelling of a semi-dry SO scrubber based on a Lagrangian-Eulerian approach.

Semi-dry desulfurization is an efficient means of SO removal from the effluent gases from electrolysis cells in aluminum smelters. These gases are at low temperature and contain low concentrations of SO, as opposed to thermal power plants. The removal is carried out by injecting powdered alkaline sorbent, hydrated lime (solid particles), into the SO-containing gas (gas phase) in the presence of humidity.

Impact of Pitch Modification on Anode Properties: Effect of Additive Type.

Aluminum is one of the major industries in Canada. The main challenges facing the aluminum industry are carbon loss, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, cell performance, and production costs, especially for high-amperage cells. The quality of carbon anodes plays a major role in the stability of cell operation and energy consumption.

Effect of carbon anode production parameters on anode cracking.

Carbon anodes are used in the electrolytic production of aluminum. The quality of anodes is directly related to the production cost, carbon and energy consumption, and environmental emissions. It is desired that the anodes have high density, low porosity/cracks, low electrical resistivity as well as low air and CO reactivities.

The Effect of Novel Synthetic Methods and Parameters Control on Morphology of Nano-alumina Particles.

Alumina is an inorganic material, which is widely used in ceramics, catalysts, catalyst supports, ion exchange and other fields. The micromorphology of alumina determines its application in high tech and value-added industry and its development prospects. This paper gives an overview of the liquid phase synthetic method of alumina preparation, combined with the mechanism of its action.

A high-temperature thermal treatment of wood using a multiscale computational model: application to wood poles.

The present study is devoted to a numerical study with experimental validation of the high-temperature thermal treatment of three-dimensional wood pole. During the heat treatment process, the heat and mass transfer takes place between the solid and the drying medium, and the moisture evaporation occurs within the solid due to the capillarity action and diffusion. The development of the model equations, taking into account both bulk phases and interfaces of the multiphase system is described, starting from the microscopic scale.