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Title: Electrowinning process with electrode compartment to avoid contamination of electrolyte

Abstract

An electrolytic process and apparatus for reducing calcium oxide in a molten electrolyte of CaCl.sub.2 -CaF.sub.2 with a graphite anode in which particles or other contamination from the anode is restricted by the use of a porous barrier in the form of a basket surrounding the anode which may be removed from the electrolyte to burn the graphite particles, and wherein the calcium oxide feed is introduced to the anode compartment to increase the oxygen ion concentration at the anode.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Naperville, IL
  2. Downers Grove, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868840
Patent Number(s):
5225051
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
electrowinning; process; electrode; compartment; avoid; contamination; electrolyte; electrolytic; apparatus; reducing; calcium; oxide; molten; cacl; -caf; graphite; anode; particles; restricted; porous; barrier; form; basket; surrounding; removed; burn; feed; introduced; increase; oxygen; concentration; avoid contamination; anode compartment; electrolytic process; molten electrolyte; calcium oxide; porous barrier; graphite particles; /205/204/

Citation Formats

Poa, Davis S, Pierce, R Dean, Mulcahey, Thomas P, and Johnson, Gerald K. Electrowinning process with electrode compartment to avoid contamination of electrolyte. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Poa, Davis S, Pierce, R Dean, Mulcahey, Thomas P, & Johnson, Gerald K. Electrowinning process with electrode compartment to avoid contamination of electrolyte. United States.
Poa, Davis S, Pierce, R Dean, Mulcahey, Thomas P, and Johnson, Gerald K. Fri . "Electrowinning process with electrode compartment to avoid contamination of electrolyte". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868840.
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abstractNote = {An electrolytic process and apparatus for reducing calcium oxide in a molten electrolyte of CaCl.sub.2 -CaF.sub.2 with a graphite anode in which particles or other contamination from the anode is restricted by the use of a porous barrier in the form of a basket surrounding the anode which may be removed from the electrolyte to burn the graphite particles, and wherein the calcium oxide feed is introduced to the anode compartment to increase the oxygen ion concentration at the anode.},
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year = {1993},
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