LMRC's research portfolio covers the range of industry processes
LMRC’s expertise in both smelting technology and alumina refining has lead to research partnerships with primary aluminium producers and equipment suppliers on all continents, electrode and refractory manufacturers in Europe and Asia, environmental control companies in Scandinavia, and numerous research institutes and government agencies. Our experience in smelting technology covers all aspects of the smelting process:
- Advanced alumina characterisation, quality testing, diagnosis of feeding and dissolution behaviour
- Refractory testing for smelters (including SiC materials)
- Smelter audits, improvement of operating practices and management systems
- Process control and decision making strategies
- Reduction cell design and cathode autopsies
- Anode and cathode manufacture, new anode assembly, inert anode design and testing
- Pot and potroom ventilation design
- Casting processes, homogenisation and annealing furnace control
- Advanced supervisory control, online abnormality sensing and diagnostics
- Energy efficiency, environmental technologies, especially high intensity energy conversion systems
- Mechanistic studies of trace gases HF, PFC, SO2, COS emissions
For enquiries regarding smelter management, trouble shooting, fundamental research and consulting, please contact , Centre Director.