Global Patent Index - EP 1483431 A1

EP 1483431 A1 20041208 - MINIMISING CARBON TRANSFER IN AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL

Title (en)

MINIMISING CARBON TRANSFER IN AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL

Title (de)

MINIMIERUNG DES KOHLENSTOFFTRANSFERS IN EINER ELEKTROLYSEZELLE

Title (fr)

MINIMISATION DU TRANSFERT DE CARBONE DANS UNE CELLULE ELECTROLYTIQUE

Publication

EP 1483431 A1 20041208 (EN)

Application

EP 03743766 A 20030313

Priority

  • AU 0300305 W 20030313
  • AU PS117002 A 20020313

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2005092129A1] An electrolytic cell for reducing a metal oxide, such as titania, in a solid state is disclosed. The electrolytic cell includes an anode formed from carbon and a cathode formed at least in part from the metal oxide. The electrolytic cell also includes a membrane that is permeable to oxygen anions and is impermeable to carbon in ionic and non-ionic forms positioned between the cathode and the anode to thereby prevent migration of carbon to the cathode.

IPC 1-7

C25C 5/00; C22B 9/14; C22B 34/12

IPC 8 full level

C25C 1/22 (2006.01); C22B 9/14 (2006.01); C22B 34/12 (2006.01); C25C 5/00 (2006.01); C25C 7/00 (2006.01); C25C 7/02 (2006.01); C25C 7/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C22B 34/129 (2013.01 - EP US); C25C 7/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03076692 A1 20030918; AT E367461 T1 20070815; AU PS117002 A0 20020418; CA 2479050 A1 20030918; CN 1650052 A 20050803; DE 60314999 D1 20070830; EP 1483431 A1 20041208; EP 1483431 A4 20060628; EP 1483431 B1 20070718; JP 2005520046 A 20050707; MX PA04008886 A 20041126; RU 2004130453 A 20050610; RU 2302482 C2 20070710; US 2005092129 A1 20050505; ZA 200407433 B 20051010

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0300305 W 20030313; AT 03743766 T 20030313; AU PS117002 A 20020313; CA 2479050 A 20030313; CN 03809274 A 20030313; DE 60314999 T 20030313; EP 03743766 A 20030313; JP 2003574884 A 20030313; MX PA04008886 A 20030313; RU 2004130453 A 20030313; US 93900104 A 20040910; ZA 200407433 A 20040916