METHOD FOR ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
    3.
    发明公开
    METHOD FOR ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS 有权
    处理该电解生产和硅的精制

    公开(公告)号:EP1999286A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-10

    申请号:EP07758136.1

    申请日:2007-03-08

    申请人: Elkem AS

    IPC分类号: C22B15/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method for electrolytic production and refining of metals having a melting point above about 1000 0C, particularly silicon, where there is provided a first electrolytic cell having an upper molten electrolyte layer of a first electrolyte, a lower molten alloy layer of an alloy of the metal to be refined and at least one metal more noble than the metal to be refined. The lower alloy layer is the cathode in the first cell and an anode is positioned in the upper molten electrolyte layer. A second electrolytic cell is also provided with an upper molten metal layer of the same metal as the metal to be refined, said layer constituting a cathode, a lower molten alloy layer, said lower layer constituting an anode, said alloy having a higher density than the metal to be refined, and an intermediate molten electrolyte layer having a density between the density of the upper and lower molten layers. Both electrolytes are oxide based electrolytes containing oxide of the metal to be refined, and the electrolyte is in molten state and has a melting point below the operating temperature of the process. Raw material comprising an oxide of the metal to be refined is added to the first cell and direct electric current is passed through the anode to the cathode such that the metal to be refined is moved from the anode and deposited in molten state at the cathode. The two cells can be operated in two separate steps. One to produce an alloy and the other to refine metal from the alloy.

    ANODE FOR ELECTROLYSIS OF ALUMINUM
    4.
    发明公开
    ANODE FOR ELECTROLYSIS OF ALUMINUM 审中-公开
    阴极电解铝

    公开(公告)号:EP1999301A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-10

    申请号:EP07757262.6

    申请日:2007-02-21

    申请人: Elkem AS

    IPC分类号: C25C3/06 C25C3/12

    CPC分类号: C25C3/12 C25C3/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a dimensionally stable oxygen-evolving anode for use in an electrolytic cell for the production of aluminium. The anode comprises of a container made from an alloy comprising aluminium and at least one metal more noble than aluminium; a fluid bath in the bottom of the container having the ability to dissolve aluminium, said fluid having a density that is higher than the density of molten aluminium at the operating temperature of the cell, a pool of molten aluminium floating on top of the fluid bath in the bottom of the container; a refractory layer arranged on the inner sidewalls of the container at least in the area of the pool of molten aluminium, said refractory layer protecting the molten aluminium from contacting the inner sidewalls of the container.