公开(公告)号：US3822195A

公开(公告)日：1974-07-02

申请号：US17865071

申请日：1971-09-08

Applicant: ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA

Inventor： DELL M ,  HAUPIN W ,  RUSSELL A

IPC: B01D53/68 ,  C25C3/08 ,  C25C3/18 ,  C25C3/22 ,  C25C7/00 ,  C22D3/00 ,  C22D3/08 ,  C22D3/12

CPC classification number: C25C7/005 ,  B01D53/68 ,  C25C3/08 ,  C25C3/18 ,  C25C3/22 ,  C25C7/00

Abstract: METAL SUCH AS ALUMINUM IS PRODUCED ELECTROLYTICALLY FROM THE METAL CHLORIDE DISSOVED IN MOLTEN SOLVENT OF HIGHER DECOMPOSITION POTENTIAL, IN A CELL WHICH INCLUDES AN ANODE, AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE BIPOLAR ELECTRODE AND A CATHODE IN SUPERIMPOSED RELATIONSHIP DEFINING INTERELECTRODE SPACES, WITH BATH FLOW THROUGH THE INTER-ELECTRODE SPACES EFFECTING REMOVAL THEREFROM OF METAL PRODUCED, AND PERMITTING ACCUMULATION OF METAL BY SETTING FROM THE OUTFLOWING BATH.