SEPARATING RARE-EARTH METALS BY FUSED SALT ELECTROLYSIS

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1961 · Tr. Inst. Elektrokhim., Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ural'sk. Filial

OSTI ID:4714555

Ivanovskii, L E; Ilyushchenko, N G; Plekhanov, A F; Zyazev, V L

The separation of rare earth metals was investigated in fused bath electrolysis containing a mixture of rare earth chlorides. It was found that at all the D/sub c/ (0.25 to 1.5 amp/cm/sup 2/) and temperatures (850 to 870; 560 to 700 un. Concent 85% C) investigated, alloys were obtained that were considerably impoverished in La (3 to 5 wt %) and enriched with Ce (up to 80%). The total Pr and Nd amount remained practically constant. The nature of cathodic deposits varied noticeably with temperature. Their salt content varied from 75 to 80% at 560 un. Concent 85% C and from 30 to 40% at 700 un. Concent 85% C. (Referativnyy zhurnal, Metallurgiya, No. 8, 1962)

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• Language: English

Related Subjects

CERIUM
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
FUSED SALTS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
LANTHANUM
PRASEODYMIUM
RARE EARTHS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TEMPERATURE