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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by eru on Sunday September 10, 2023 @01:49AM (#37453258)
If I remember right, you can stop the electricity to an aluminum smelting plant. But only for a while.
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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by pfdietz on Sunday September 10, 2023 @08:19AM (#37455149)
Right. The wall has to continue to be cooled -- if it reaches the temperature of the melt, it's ruined -- so there's always some heat loss. And if the electrolyte freezes you're also in trouble.
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