Level 4, 301 Science Centre, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland City Centre, CBD, Auckland
Physical address
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.
Advanced alumina characterisation
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
