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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Justin M. Holland, Clinton, TN (US);
John W. Freiderich, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for producing metal chloride MClfrom metal Mwithout the use of HCl and/or Clgases, including: a bath vessel holding conductive fluid; an anode disposed in the conductive fluid, the anode including metal M; a cathode assembly disposed in the conductive fluid, the cathode assembly including a cathode vessel including porous and non-porous portions, the non-porous portion holding sacrificial metal chloride MClsubstantially separate from metal chloride MCl, wherein the cathode assembly includes a center lead disposed within the cathode vessel operable for delivering charge to sacrificial metal chloride MCl; and a power supply coupling the anode and the cathode assembly, the power supply polarized to produce current flow in a direction that causes anodic dissolution of metal Minto the conductive fluid and deposition of metal Mwithin the cathode vessel. The systems and methods apply equally to producing metal halide MX.