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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Duncan Grant, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Duncan Grant, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 7/00 (2006.01); C25C 3/16 (2006.01); C25C 7/02 (2006.01); C25D 17/00 (2006.01); C25C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 7/02 (2013.01); C25C 3/16 (2013.01); C25C 7/00 (2013.01); C25C 7/06 (2013.01); C25D 17/00 (2013.01); C25D 17/005 (2013.01); C25D 17/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in the electro-production of metals, comprising a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in an interleaved configuration, wherein each anode and cathode pair forms a cell; a plurality of power supplies, each cell associated with one or more respective power supplies; and the power supplies are arranged to control a direct current in the one or more cells to a predetermined value.