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VIA THE PROCESS OF ALUMINA
REDUCTION AT 1,742 DEGREES, THE ANODES LOSE VOLUME
AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A CONTINUOUS OPERATION. EACH ANODE HAS A LIFE-SPAN
OF ABOUT 20 DAYS. SPENT ANODES ARE RECOVERED FROM
THE POT WITH THIS OVERHEAD CRANE AND CARRIED OFF TO BE RECYCLED
REDUCTION AT 1,742 DEGREES, THE ANODES LOSE VOLUME
AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A CONTINUOUS OPERATION. EACH ANODE HAS A LIFE-SPAN
OF ABOUT 20 DAYS. SPENT ANODES ARE RECOVERED FROM
THE POT WITH THIS OVERHEAD CRANE AND CARRIED OFF TO BE RECYCLED
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VIA THE PROCESS OF ALUMINA
REDUCTION AT 1,742 DEGREES,
00:00:05.208 --> 00:00:09.146
THE ANODES LOSE VOLUME
AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
00:00:09.149 --> 00:00:11.015
IT'S A CONTINUOUS OPERATION.
00:00:11.153 --> 00:00:14.523
EACH ANODE HAS A LIFE-SPAN
OF ABOUT 20 DAYS.
00:00:18.368 --> 00:00:22.639
SPENT ANODES ARE RECOVERED FROM
THE POT WITH THIS OVERHEAD CRANE
00:00:22.642 --> 00:00:24.711
AND CARRIED OFF TO BE RECYCLED.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.