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EP 0943702 B1 20020904 - Electrolytic production of an amalgam from a metal salt

Title (en)

Electrolytic production of an amalgam from a metal salt

Title (de)

Verfahren zur elektrolytischen Herstellung von Amalgam aus Metallsalz

Title (fr)

Production électrolytique d'un amalgame à partir d'un sel métallique

Publication

EP 0943702 B1 20020904 (DE)

Application

EP 99106017 A 19990319

Priority

DE 19812105 A 19980319
DE 19905672 A 19990211

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0943702A1] An anion exchange membrane is used in the electrolytic production of a metal salt amalgam.

IPC 1-7

C25C 1/00; C25C 1/04

IPC 8 full level

C25C 1/00 (2006.01); C25C 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C25C 1/00 (2013.01); C25C 1/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0943702 A1 19990922; EP 0943702 B1 20020904

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99106017 A 19990319