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Title: Refractory electrodes for joule heating and methods of using same

Abstract

A certain group of electrically conductive refractory materials presently known for use in high temperature applications as throat constructions, melter sidewalls, forehearth, stacks, port sills, hot face lining for slagging coal gasifiers, slag runners, and linings for nuclear waste encapsulation furnaces may be used as electrodes permitting joule heating at temperatures in excess of 1,200 C in excess of about 4400 hours even in the presence of transition group element(s). More specifically, the invention is an electrode for melting earthen materials, wherein the electrode is made from an electrically conductive refractory material, specifically at least one metal oxide wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of chrome, ruthenium, rhodium, tin and combinations thereof. 2 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
645950
Patent Number(s):
5749932
Application Number:
PAN: 8-625,021
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 12 May 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ELECTRODES; CHROMIUM OXIDES; RUTHENIUM OXIDES; RHODIUM OXIDES; TIN OXIDES; HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS; REFRACTORIES; JOULE HEATING; SMELTERS

Citation Formats

Lamar, D A, Chapman, C C, and Elliott, M L. Refractory electrodes for joule heating and methods of using same. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Lamar, D A, Chapman, C C, & Elliott, M L. Refractory electrodes for joule heating and methods of using same. United States.
Lamar, D A, Chapman, C C, and Elliott, M L. Tue . "Refractory electrodes for joule heating and methods of using same". United States.
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abstractNote = {A certain group of electrically conductive refractory materials presently known for use in high temperature applications as throat constructions, melter sidewalls, forehearth, stacks, port sills, hot face lining for slagging coal gasifiers, slag runners, and linings for nuclear waste encapsulation furnaces may be used as electrodes permitting joule heating at temperatures in excess of 1,200 C in excess of about 4400 hours even in the presence of transition group element(s). More specifically, the invention is an electrode for melting earthen materials, wherein the electrode is made from an electrically conductive refractory material, specifically at least one metal oxide wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of chrome, ruthenium, rhodium, tin and combinations thereof. 2 figs.},
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year = {Tue May 12 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
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