Consumable anode and anode assembly for electrolytic reduction of metal oxides
Abstract
An anode assembly is provided having a pair of channels; anodes in slidable communication with the channels; conduit to direct carrier gas to the anode; and conduit to remove reaction gas from the anode. Also provided is a method for continuously feeding anodes into a electrolytic bath, the method having the steps of stacking the anodes such that all of the anodes reside in the same plane and wherein the stack includes a bottom anode; contacting the bottom anode with the electrolytic bath for a time and at a current sufficient to cause the bottom anode to be consumed during an electrolytic process; using gravity to replace the bottom anode with other anodes defining the stack.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1496859
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,106,903
- Application Number:
- 15/064,106
- Assignee:
- UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016 Mar 08
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Motsegood, Perry N., Willit, James L., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., and Koehl, Eugene R. Consumable anode and anode assembly for electrolytic reduction of metal oxides. United States: N. p., 2018.
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Motsegood, Perry N., Willit, James L., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., & Koehl, Eugene R. Consumable anode and anode assembly for electrolytic reduction of metal oxides. United States.
Motsegood, Perry N., Willit, James L., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., and Koehl, Eugene R. Tue .
"Consumable anode and anode assembly for electrolytic reduction of metal oxides". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1496859.
@article{osti_1496859,
title = {Consumable anode and anode assembly for electrolytic reduction of metal oxides},
author = {Motsegood, Perry N. and Willit, James L. and Williamson, Mark A. and Wiedmeyer, Stanley G. and Koehl, Eugene R.},
abstractNote = {An anode assembly is provided having a pair of channels; anodes in slidable communication with the channels; conduit to direct carrier gas to the anode; and conduit to remove reaction gas from the anode. Also provided is a method for continuously feeding anodes into a electrolytic bath, the method having the steps of stacking the anodes such that all of the anodes reside in the same plane and wherein the stack includes a bottom anode; contacting the bottom anode with the electrolytic bath for a time and at a current sufficient to cause the bottom anode to be consumed during an electrolytic process; using gravity to replace the bottom anode with other anodes defining the stack.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {10}
}
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