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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Battelle Savannah River Alliance, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Inventors:
Brenda L. Garcia-Diaz, Aiken, SC (US);
Christopher S. Dandeneau, Augusta, GA (US);
Dale A. Hitchcock, Aiken, SC (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Savannah River Alliance LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/00 (2006.01); C06B 33/02 (2006.01); C25C 3/32 (2006.01); C25C 7/00 (2006.01); C25F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25F 3/14 (2013.01); C06B 33/02 (2013.01); C25C 3/32 (2013.01); C25C 7/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for use in targeted removal of metals from a substrate via electrorefining are described. A self-propagating reaction is initiated by use of a thermite to reach high temperatures sufficient to induce localized melting of a salt situated on a metal or alloy substrate. Using a power supply connected to an electrode assembly, an electrorefining reaction capable of generating significant localized corrosion of the substrate is produced.