Global Patent Index - EP 1392891 B1

EP 1392891 B1 20041006 - ALUMINIUM ELECTROWINNING CELLS HAVING A DRAINED CATHODE BOTTOM AND AN ALUMINIUM COLLECTION RESERVOIR

Title (en)

ALUMINIUM ELECTROWINNING CELLS HAVING A DRAINED CATHODE BOTTOM AND AN ALUMINIUM COLLECTION RESERVOIR

Title (de)

ELEKTROLYSEZELLEN ZUR ALUMINIUMGEWINNUNG MIT DRAINIERTEM KATHODENBODEN UND EINEM RESERVOIR FÜR ALUMINIUM

Title (fr)

ENCEINTES D'ELECTRO-EXTRACTION D'ALUMINIUM COMPRENANT UN FOND DE CATHODE DRAINE ET UN RESERVOIR DE COLLECTE D'ALUMINIUM

Publication

EP 1392891 B1 20041006 (EN)

Application

EP 02726381 A 20020528

Priority

  • IB 0201883 W 20020528
  • IB 0100956 W 20010530

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02097168A1] A cell for the electrowinning of aluminium comprises a plurality of anodes, in particular oxygen-evolving anodes (10), facing a series of pairs of cathode blocks (25), in particular graphite blocks, with aluminium-wettable drained cathode surfaces (20) placed across the cell and a longitudinal aluminium collection recess (35) which is located between the cathode blocks (25) and which extends along the cell and is at a lower level than the drained cathode surfaces (20) so that during use aluminium produced on the drained cathode surfaces (20) drains into the aluminium collection recess (35). The aluminium collection recess (35) is defined by a separate reservoir body. in particular an anthracite body, which is placed between the cathode blocks (25) and spaces them apart across the cell. The reservoir body (30) extends along the cell and has preferably a U-shaped cross-section across the cell.

IPC 1-7

C25C 3/08

IPC 8 full level

C25C 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C25C 3/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02097168 A1 20021205; AT E278822 T1 20041015; CA 2448311 A1 20021205; DE 60201534 D1 20041111; DE 60201534 T2 20051020; EP 1392891 A1 20040303; EP 1392891 B1 20041006; ES 2225783 T3 20050316; NO 20035303 D0 20031128; NO 20035303 L 20031128; NZ 529849 A 20050128

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0201883 W 20020528; AT 02726381 T 20020528; CA 2448311 A 20020528; DE 60201534 T 20020528; EP 02726381 A 20020528; ES 02726381 T 20020528; NO 20035303 A 20031128; NZ 52984902 A 20020528