REDUCING TENDENCY OF CARBON POWDER TO OXIDIZE

摘要

To reduce the tendency to oxidation of shaped carbon articles such as electrodes, in particular anodes, especially those intended for aluminium electrolysis furna ces, in particular those containing vanadium as a natural contaminant, the carbon-based starting material is doped in the comminuted state with an oxidation inhibitor. For this purpose, the comminuted starting material is treated with a solution of at least one chemical compound, in particular of the elements Ba, Ga, Sn, Sb, Mn, Co, Fe, Ni, individually or as a plurality, advantageously in combination with chemical compounds of metalloids, for example, of boron or of phosphorus.