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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
David J. Bradwell, Somerville, MA (US);
Sebastian Osswald, Monterey, CA (US);
Donald R. Sadoway, Cambridge, MA (US);
David J. Bradwell, Somerville, MA (US);
Sebastian Osswald, Monterey, CA (US);
Donald R. Sadoway, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrolytic recycling method recovers two or more component elements of one or more compounds simultaneously. A compound, such as a compound semiconductor, to be recycled is dissolved in a liquid electrolyte. Electrolysis of the dissolved compound recovers component elements simultaneously at respective negative and positive electrodes by reduction and oxidation respectively. The component elements produced may be in respective condensed phases or include a gaseous phase.