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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred F. LaCamera, Trafford, PA (US);
Siba P. Ray, Murrysville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/00 ; C25C 3/08 ; C25C 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/00 ; C25C 3/08 ; C25C 3/22 ;
Abstract
An electrolytic cell and electrolytic process for producing a metal by reduction of a metal oxide dissolved in a molten salt bath containing at least one chloride and at least one fluoride. A solid conductor of oxide ions is interposed between the anode and the cathode. The solid conductor preferably comprises zirconia, stabilized in cubic form by addition of a divalent or trivalent metal oxide such as yttria.