Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Hermann Klein

Hans-Werner Stephan

Klaus Lehr

Gero Heymer

Eberhard Preisler

Gunter Reichert

Christian May

Herbert Panter

Gerhard Nolte

A device for metering liquid yellow phosphorus into a rotating ball mill for the production of red phosphorus therein includes a stationary outer tubular structure surrounding an inner tubular structure rotatably mounted therein. A valve having a valve rod associated with it is installed within the inner tubular structure near its end close to the ball mill. A plug provided with a central bore receiving the valve rod is installed within the inner tubular structure near its end remote from the ball mill. A bellows surrounds a portion of the valve rod inside the inner tubular structure, the bellows being tightly connected to the plug and valve rod.

Metering device

The disclosure provides an electrolytic cell sealed in gas-tight and liquid-tight fashion. The cell is comprised of a box-shaped cell tank open at its top and provided with at least one intake duct, at least one overflow duct and at least one discharge duct. A cover is placed on the cell tank and two opposed flanges receiving electrode supporting frames are secured to the inside of the cell tank near the upper end thereof. A chemically resistant and electrically insulating coating is applied to the inside of the cover and cell tank and a plurality of semi-circular recessed grooves spaced apart from each other are formed in the upper rim portion of at least one of the side walls of the cell tank, the recessed grooves receiving semi-circular current beams projecting outwardly. A first elastic packing structurally conformed to the upper rim portion of the cell tank including the recessed grooves is placed thereon and a second elastic packing arranged at the underside of the cover co-operates with the upper side of the current beam and the first elastic packing whereby the electrolytic cell becomes gas tightly sealed. A main current rail is arranged to run outside the cell tank laterally with respect thereto and so as to be spaced therefrom, the rail providing large contact areas supporting the projecting end of the current beams. The electrode supporting frames and the current beams are electrically conducting inside the electrolytic ce

Electrolytic cell

The invention relates to a process for separating seminoble and/or noble metals from an aqueous solution having compounds of these metals dissolved therein by subjecting the solution to reaction with red phosphorus. More particularly, the solution is conveyed through a zone containing a layer of granular red phosphorus particles with a size of 0.01 to 10 mm, which may be used in admixture with active carbon.

Process for separating metals from aqueous solutions

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