As part of the kickoff for our new students on alumina dissolution, a field trip to Alcoa Mosjøen was organized in february.

Guided by Kim Ronny Elstad and Martin Grimstad, we were given a detailed tour in potrooms to see alumina feeding in action.

In order to gain insight of the real process, the crust was broken, enabling visualization and video recording of raft formation – as performed by summer interns earlier.

Results from the last year were showcased by PhD student Sindre Gylver.  Our BSc students Simen Aase, Simen Bekkevoll and Sigmund Forberg and MSc student Maria Frenkel participated in good discussions with representatives from Alcoa Mosjøen.

Activities will be followed up during the coming months by our students, further probing the behaviour of alumina in primary aluminium production.