Thermal and electrochemical process for metal production
CA 2860451 C · Owner: Materials & Electrochemical Research Corp. · Inventors: Loutfy, Raouf O.; Withers, James C.
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A system for purification of high value metals comprises an electrolytic cell in which an anode formed of a composite of a metal oxide of the metal of interest with carbon is electrochemically reduced in a molten salt electrolyte.
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- Filed August 18, 2004 and granted October 25, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 18, 2024.
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