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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventor:
Justin Matthew Holland, Clinton, TN (US);
Assignee:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, Oak Ride, TN;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 32/914 (2017.01); C25C 3/34 (2006.01); C25C 5/04 (2006.01); C25C 7/02 (2006.01); C25C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 32/914 (2017.08); C25C 3/34 (2013.01); C25C 5/04 (2013.01); C25C 7/025 (2013.01); C25C 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for converting metal oxide to metal using metal carbide as an intermediate, include: reacting the metal oxide with carbon to produce the metal carbide, wherein the metal carbide is in a form of powder or pellets; and subjecting the metal carbide produced from the metal oxide and the carbon to electrolysis in an electrorefiner to produce and purify the metal.