Interior, south west block, carbon plant, showing concrete hoppers
B 13441
Description Interior, south west block, carbon plant, showing concrete hoppers
Date 8/4/1991
Catalogue Number B 13441
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 716996
Scope and Content South-west block of carbon plant, Aluminium Works, Kinlochleven, Highland The aluminium works at Kinlochleven was built between 1904 and 1909 by the British Aluminium Company Limited. By 1911 the works were producing about 7,112 tonnes of aluminium per annum which was around 87% of the total output of the company at that time. The works closed in June 2000. This shows the concrete hoppers which were used to store different types of coke and anthracite for making electrodes. Anthracite is a type of coal and coke is mainly carbon which is derived from coal. The carbon plant made the electrodes which were used to conduct electricity into the cells in the cell room, where the aluminium was extracted. Aluminium is a lightweight metal which is strong and anti-corrosive. The metal was widely used for domestic utensils in the late 19th century. Today, aluminium is used mainly in aircraft manufacture. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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