METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EFFICIENT METALS PRODUCTION, SEPARATION, AND RECYCLING BY SALT- AND ARGON-MEDIATED DISTILLATION WITH OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS, AND SENSOR DEVICE RELATED THERETO
    4.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EFFICIENT METALS PRODUCTION, SEPARATION, AND RECYCLING BY SALT- AND ARGON-MEDIATED DISTILLATION WITH OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS, AND SENSOR DEVICE RELATED THERETO 审中-公开
    通过用氧化物电解法进行盐和阿尔法介质蒸馏的有效金属生产,分离和回收的方法和装置以及与之相关的传感器装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130152734A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-20

    申请号:US13645867

    申请日:2012-10-05

    IPC分类号: C22B7/00 C22B4/04 C22B4/02

    摘要: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for recovering target metals from scrap. In some embodiments, the methods comprise dissolving a portion of a mixed metal scrap into a molten salt to form a molten salt and metal mixture, the scrap including a target metal species and at least one contaminant metal species; bubbling a gas through the molten salt and metal mixture to form a gas and metal vapor mixture comprising target metal vapors; and condensing at least a portion of the target metal vapors. In some embodiments, the apparatuses comprise a housing; a divider at least partially disposed within the housing, the divider forming at least a first chamber, a second chamber, and a fluid conduit between the first and second chambers; a top wall cooperating with a lower housing wall and at least one of the plurality of side walls to enclose the second chamber; a plurality of gas inlets disposed in the second chamber; and a gas outlet in fluid communication with the second chamber.

    摘要翻译: 一方面,本发明涉及从废料中回收目标金属的方法和装置。 在一些实施方案中,所述方法包括将混合的金属废料的一部分溶解在熔融盐中以形成熔融盐和金属混合物,所述废料包括目标金属物质和至少一种污染物金属物质; 将气体鼓泡通过熔融盐和金属混合物以形成包含目标金属蒸汽的气体和金属蒸气混合物; 并冷凝目标金属蒸汽的至少一部分。 在一些实施例中,装置包括壳体; 至少部分地设置在所述壳体内的分隔件,所述分隔件在所述第一和第二室之间形成至少第一室,第二室和流体导管; 顶壁,其与下壳体壁和所述多个侧壁中的至少一个配合以封闭所述第二室; 设置在所述第二室中的多个气体入口; 以及与第二室流体连通的气体出口。

    CARBOTHERMIC ALUMINUM PRODUCTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    5.
    发明申请
    CARBOTHERMIC ALUMINUM PRODUCTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS 有权
    CARBOTHERMIC铝生产设备,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100162850A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-01

    申请号:US12722354

    申请日:2010-03-11

    IPC分类号: C22B4/02 C22B21/02

    摘要: Apparatus, systems and methods for carbothermically producing aluminum are disclosed. The systems may include a reactor and an electrical supply. The reactor may include a plurality of side-entering electrodes and a top-entering electrode. The electrical supply may be operable to supply multiphase current to the side-entering electrodes and/or the top-entering electrodes. The electrodes may be in communication with a molten bath of the reactor, and the multiphase current supplied thereto may be passed through the bath to heat the reactor. The amount of current supplied to various electrode sets may be adjusted to facilitate tailored heating of the molten bath.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于碳热发生铝的设备,系统和方法。 这些系统可以包括反应器和电源。 电抗器可以包括多个侧面进入电极和顶部进入电极。 电源可以用于向侧进入电极和/或顶部进入电极提供多相电流。 电极可以与反应器的熔池连通,并且提供给其的多相电流可以通过浴以加热反应器。 可以调节供应到各种电极组的电流量,以便于熔融浴的定制加热。

    CARBOTHERMIC PROCESSES
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20100064850A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-18

    申请号:US12448707

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: C22B4/02 C22B21/00

    CPC分类号: C22B5/10 C22B5/06 C22B21/02

    摘要: A mass of solid aluminium carbide containing product is produced by injecting particulate alumina into a bath (30) of molten aluminium metal; and injecting carbonaceous material, consisting of, containing or yielding carbon, into the bath (30). The bath (30) of molten aluminium metal is maintained at a superheated temperature to heat and react carbon with molten aluminium to produce solid aluminium carbide which mixes with alumina to form a mass (36) containing entrapped gas and entrapped molten aluminium metal and having a bulk or apparent density less than aluminium. The mass is allowed to accumulate as a mass of solid aluminium carbide containing product on the upper surface of the bath. The carbonaceous material is a hydrocarbon material or is produced by pyrolysis, decomposition or cracking of a hydrocarbon material.

    摘要翻译: 通过将微粒氧化铝注入到熔融金属铝的浴(30)中来生产一批含固体碳酸铝的产品; 并且将由碳含量组成,含有或产生碳的碳质材料注入到所述浴(30)中。 熔融铝金属的浴(30)保持在过热温度以加热碳与熔融铝反应以产生固体碳化铝,其与氧化铝混合以形成包含夹带气体和夹带的熔融铝金属的块(36),并具有 体积或表观密度小于铝。 允许该质量在浴的上表面上以大量的固体碳酸铝容纳物质积聚。 碳质材料是烃类材料,或通过碳氢化合物材料的热解,分解或裂化产生。

    Aluminum composite composition and method
    7.
    发明授权
    Aluminum composite composition and method 失效
    铝复合材料组成及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07468088B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-23

    申请号:US11211182

    申请日:2005-08-23

    IPC分类号: C22B4/02

    摘要: One aspect of the invention is a method for incorporating carbon homogeneously into aluminum materials. The first step is to apply a positive charge to molten aluminum. Next, a negative charge is applied to an organic compound. Under an inert atmosphere, the negatively charged organic compound is mixed with the positively charged molten aluminum while running electric current therethrough. An aluminum material with carbon homogeneously dispersed throughout is recovered.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个方面是将碳均匀地掺入铝材料中的方法。 第一步是将正电荷施加到熔融铝上。 接下来,向有机化合物施加负电荷。 在惰性气氛下,带负电的有机化合物与带电的熔融铝混合,同时使电流通过。 回收均匀分散有碳的铝材料。

    Gas-tight electrode for carbothermic reduction furnace
    8.
    发明申请
    Gas-tight electrode for carbothermic reduction furnace 审中-公开
    用于碳热还原炉的气密电极

    公开(公告)号:US20050254544A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-17

    申请号:US11123774

    申请日:2005-05-05

    申请人: Johann Daimer

    发明人: Johann Daimer

    CPC分类号: C22B21/02 C22B4/02 H05B7/07

    摘要: A graphite electrode for an electrothermic reduction furnace in which aluminum is produced by carbothermic reduction of alumina is rendered substantially gas-impermeable. The graphite electrode is consumed during furnace operation and electrode columns connected by graphite pins are fed continuously fed in from the top into the furnace. The coating of the electrode withstands a temperature of up to 300° C. and more over a period of several hours without oxidation. Since the coating enters the furnace compartment at least partially, it is configured so that it will not contaminate the hot melt. That is, the chemistry of the coating materials is similar to 1o the ingredients of the overall reaction or, at a minimum, the amount of foreign elements is very low. The coating is provided so that it does not increase the electrical contact resistance at the connection between the electrode columns and the electrode holding clamps. Where the electrode inlet area is cooled by water, the coating is insoluble in water.

    摘要翻译: 通过氧化铝的碳热还原法制造铝的电热还原炉用石墨电极基本上不透气。 在炉操作期间消耗石墨电极,并且通过石墨引脚连接的电极柱从顶部连续地进料到炉中。 电极的涂层耐受高达300℃的温度,并在几个小时的时间内耐受氧化。 由于涂层至少部分地进入炉室,因此其被构造成不会污染热熔体。 也就是说,涂料的化学性质与总反应的成分相似,或至少外来元素的量非常低。 提供涂层,使得其不增加电极柱和电极夹持夹具之间的连接处的电接触电阻。 在电极入口区域被水冷却的地方,涂层不溶于水。

    Electrochemical reduction of metal oxides
    9.
    发明申请
    Electrochemical reduction of metal oxides 有权
    电化学还原金属氧化物

    公开(公告)号:US20050050989A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10490452

    申请日:2003-12-12

    摘要: A process for electrochemically reducing a metal oxide, such as titania, in a solid state in an electrochemical cell that includes a bath of molten electrolyte, a cathode, and an anode, which process includes the steps of: a) applying a cell potential across the anode and the cathode that is capable of electrochemically reducing the metal oxide supplied to the molten electrolyte bath, b) continuously or semi-continuously feeding the metal oxide in powder and/or pellet form into the molten electrolyte bath, c) transporting the powders and/or pellets along a path within the molten electrolyte bath and reducing the metal oxide as the metal oxide powders and/or pellets move along the path, and d) continuously or semi-continuously removing metal from the molten electrolyte bath. Also disclosed and claims is an electrochemical cell for carrying out this process.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于电化学还原金属氧化物(例如二氧化钛)的方法,其在包括熔融电解质浴,阴极和阳极的电化学电池中处于固态,该方法包括以下步骤:a)将电池电位跨越 阳极和阴极,其能够电化学还原提供给熔融电解质浴的金属氧化物,b)将粉末和/或颗粒形式的金属氧化物连续或半连续地供入到熔融电解质浴中,c)将粉末 和/或颗粒,并且随着金属氧化物粉末和/或颗粒沿着路径移动,还原金属氧化物,以及d)从熔融电解液浴中连续或半连续地除去金属。 还公开并且权利要求书是用于执行该方法的电化学电池。

    Process for the production of aluminium
    10.
    发明授权
    Process for the production of aluminium 失效
    生产铝的工艺

    公开(公告)号:US4099959A

    公开(公告)日:1978-07-11

    申请号:US799762

    申请日:1977-05-23

    IPC分类号: C22B4/02 C22B5/10 C22B21/02

    摘要: In a process for the production of aluminium a molten alumina slag, containing combined carbon is circulated through one or more alternately arranged relatively low temperature zones where carbon is added to increase the combined carbon content of the slag by reaction with the alumina slag and high temperature zones where aluminium metal is released by reaction of aluminium carbide and alumina in the slag with consequent depletion of the combined carbon content. Alumina is supplied to the slag at one or more locations. The energy to drive the reactions is preferably supplied by resistance heating of the slag particularly in transit from a low temperature zone to a high temperature zone although usually additional energy is supplied to the slag in the return from a high temperature zone to the next low temperature zone.In most instances the aluminium-liberating reaction is carried out in an upwardly inclined passage and the gas evolved is employed to achieve the circulatory movement of the slag. It is a preferred feature to scrub the gas with carbon without admixed alumina to avoid formation of sticky aluminium oxycarbide in the carbon, which is subsequently added as process charge.

    摘要翻译: 在生产铝的过程中,含有组合碳的熔融氧化铝炉渣通过一个或多个交替布置的相对低温区域循环,其中加入碳以通过与氧化铝炉渣的反应来增加炉渣的组合碳含量,并且高温 通过在炉渣中碳化铝和氧化铝的反应而释放铝金属的区域,从而导致组合碳含量的消耗。 在一个或多个位置将氧化铝供应到炉渣。 驱动反应的能量优选通过炉渣的电阻加热来提供,特别是在从低温区域转移到高温区域的过程中,尽管在从高温区到下一个低温的回流中通常向炉渣供给额外的能量 区。