Anodes in Alumina?

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Ok.....all of these new words are......heh, new to me. But the process of all of this is something that I think should be more known. .... to us all. ~wink~

Are the anodes that are used in the electralisis process of the making of aluminum recycled after thier 20 day life cycle?

I just saw this all on 'How it's Made' and they didn't say a thing on if these things were recycleable or not......
Really hope that someone can answer this...

2007-07-10 13:17:48 · 2 answers · asked by oodlesoanimals 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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The anodes in the cell for making aluminum are carbon IIRC and burn during the process.

2007-07-10 13:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

actually in the episode they do say the anodes are 'taken away to be recycled'.

2007-07-10 20:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by Piglet O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋