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Chemical and Extractive Metallurgy – Pyrometallurgy

The effect of ledge toe and thin film formation on cathode voltage drop in aluminium electrolysis cells

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Pages 376-386 | Received 20 Nov 2015, Accepted 25 May 2016, Published online: 30 Jun 2016

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