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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Perry N. Motsegood, Shorewood, IL (US);
James L. Willit, Batavia, IL (US);
Mark A. Williamson, Naperville, IL (US);
Stanley G. Wiedmeyer, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Eugene R. Koehl, Joliet, IL (US);
Perry N. Motsegood, Shorewood, IL (US);
James L. Willit, Batavia, IL (US);
Mark A. Williamson, Naperville, IL (US);
Stanley G. Wiedmeyer, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Eugene R. Koehl, Joliet, IL (US);
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An anode assembly is provided having a pair of channels; anodes in slidable communication with the channels; conduit to direct carrier gas to the anode; and conduit to remove reaction gas from the anode. Also provided is a method for continuously feeding anodes into a electrolytic bath, the method having the steps of stacking the anodes such that all of the anodes reside in the same plane and wherein the stack includes a bottom anode; contacting the bottom anode with the electrolytic bath for a time and at a current sufficient to cause the bottom anode to be consumed during an electrolytic process; using gravity to replace the bottom anode with other anodes defining the stack.