Molten salt bath circulation design for an electrolytic cell
Abstract
An electrolytic cell for reduction of a metal oxide to a metal and oxygen has an inert anode and an upwardly angled roof covering the inert mode. The angled roof diverts oxygen bubbles into an upcomer channel, thereby agitating a molten salt bath in the upcomer channel and improving dissolution of a metal oxide in the molten salt bath. The molten salt bath has a lower velocity adjacent the inert anode in order to minimize corrosion by substances in the bath. A particularly preferred cell produces aluminum by electrolysis of alumina in a molten salt bath containing aluminum fluoride and sodium fluoride. 4 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Aluminum Co of America
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 678562
- Patent Number(s):
- 5938914
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-934,252
- Assignee:
- Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-89ID12848
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 17 Aug 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; DESIGN; MOLTEN SALTS; REDUCTION; ALUMINIUM ORES; ORE PROCESSING
Citation Formats
Dawless, R K, LaCamera, A F, Troup, R L, Ray, S P, and Hosler, R B. Molten salt bath circulation design for an electrolytic cell. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Dawless, R K, LaCamera, A F, Troup, R L, Ray, S P, & Hosler, R B. Molten salt bath circulation design for an electrolytic cell. United States.
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"Molten salt bath circulation design for an electrolytic cell". United States.
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author = {Dawless, R K and LaCamera, A F and Troup, R L and Ray, S P and Hosler, R B},
abstractNote = {An electrolytic cell for reduction of a metal oxide to a metal and oxygen has an inert anode and an upwardly angled roof covering the inert mode. The angled roof diverts oxygen bubbles into an upcomer channel, thereby agitating a molten salt bath in the upcomer channel and improving dissolution of a metal oxide in the molten salt bath. The molten salt bath has a lower velocity adjacent the inert anode in order to minimize corrosion by substances in the bath. A particularly preferred cell produces aluminum by electrolysis of alumina in a molten salt bath containing aluminum fluoride and sodium fluoride. 4 figs.},
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