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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Ramana G. Reddy, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Mingming Zhang, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Inventors:
Ramana G. Reddy, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Mingming Zhang, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/00 (2006.01); C25C 3/06 (2006.01); C25C 3/08 (2006.01); C25C 7/02 (2006.01); C25C 3/24 (2006.01); C25C 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/24 (2013.01); C25C 3/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are processes and electrolytic cells that can be used to extract and thereby recover aluminum from aluminum-containing waste, including an aluminum dross that is suitable for disposal in a land-fill. The disclosed processes and cells use ionic liquids as an electrolyte.