Minimising carbon transfer in an electrolytic cell

An electrochemical cell for electrochemical reduction of a metal oxide in a solid state is disclosed. The cell includes a molten electrolyte (14), an anode (10) formed from carbon in contact with the electrolyte, a cathode (20) formed at least in part from the metal oxide in contact with the electro...

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Hauptverfasser:	STREZOV LES, BLIZNYUKOV SERGEY ALEXANDER, RATCHEV IVAN, OSBORN STEVE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS THEREFOR CHEMISTRY ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS METALLURGY PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY ORREFINING OF METALS PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Zusammenfassung:	An electrochemical cell for electrochemical reduction of a metal oxide in a solid state is disclosed. The cell includes a molten electrolyte (14), an anode (10) formed from carbon in contact with the electrolyte, a cathode (20) formed at least in part from the metal oxide in contact with the electrolyte, and a membrane (28) that is permeable to oxygen anions and is impermeable to carbon in ionic and non-ionic forms positioned between the cathode and the anode to thereby prevent migration of carbon from the anode to the cathode. The membrane includes a body (32) and a lining (34) on the surface of the body on the cathode side of the membrane. The lining is formed from a material that is inert with respect to dissolved metal in the electrolyte and is impermeable to the dissolved metal. An electrochemical method based on the cell is also disclosed.