Electrolytic production of metals using a resistant anode

Tarcy, Gary P; Gavasto, Thomas M; Ray, Siba P

Title: Electrolytic production of metals using a resistant anode

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An electrolytic process comprising evolving oxygen on an anode in a molten salt, the anode comprising an alloy comprising a first metal and a second metal, both metals forming oxides, the oxide of the first metal being more resistant than the second metal to attack by the molten salt, the oxide of the second metal being more resistant than the first metal to the diffusion of oxygen. The electrode may also be formed of CuAlO.sub.2 and/or Cu.sub.2 O.

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Tarcy, Gary P ^[1]; Gavasto, Thomas M ^[2]; Ray, Siba P ^[1]

Plum Borough, PA
New Kensington, PA

Issue Date:: 1986-01-01

Research Org.:: Aluminum Company of America (Pittsburgh, PA)

OSTI Identifier:: 866044

Patent Number(s):: 4620905

Assignee:: Aluminum Company of America (Pittsburgh, PA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS

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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS
C25C3/12 - Anodes
C25C7/025 - {used in cells for the electrolysis of melts}

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DOE Contract Number:: FC07-80CS40158

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: electrolytic; production; metals; resistant; anode; process; comprising; evolving; oxygen; molten; salt; alloy; metal; forming; oxides; oxide; attack; diffusion; electrode; formed; cualo; cu; electrolytic process; electrolytic production; process comprising; alloy comprising; molten salt; resistant anode; forming oxides; anode comprising; /205/204/

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  title        = {Electrolytic production of metals using a resistant anode},

  author       = {Tarcy, Gary P and Gavasto, Thomas M and Ray, Siba P},

  abstractNote = {An electrolytic process comprising evolving oxygen on an anode in a molten salt, the anode comprising an alloy comprising a first metal and a second metal, both metals forming oxides, the oxide of the first metal being more resistant than the second metal to attack by the molten salt, the oxide of the second metal being more resistant than the first metal to the diffusion of oxygen. The electrode may also be formed of CuAlO.sub.2 and/or Cu.sub.2 O.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1986},

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