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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Dennis W. Dees, Downers Grove, IL (US);
John P. Ackerman, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dennis W. Dees, Downers Grove, IL (US);
John P. Ackerman, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C005/04 ; C25C003/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of electrochemically reducing a metal oxide to the metal in an electrochemical cell is disclosed along with the cell. Each of the anode and cathode operate at their respective maximum reaction rates. An electrolyte and an anode at which oxygen can be evolved, and a cathode including a metal oxide to be reduced are included as is a third electrode with independent power supplies connecting the anode and the third electrode and the cathode and the third electrode.