I-anode carbon block ebhakiwe kusengaphambili iyinto eluhlaza ebaluleke kakhulu futhi ebalulekile embonini ye-aluminium electrolysis. Ngokuvamile yenziwa nge-petroleum coke, i-asphalt, nezinye izinto zokusetshenziswa eziyinhloko ngokusebenzisa uchungechunge lwezinqubo zokukhiqiza eziyinkimbinkimbi. Amabhulokhi e-carbon anode abhakiwe ngaphambilini adlala indima ebalulekile enqubweni ye-electrolysis ye-aluminium.