Global Patent Index - EP 3033443 B1

EP 3033443 B1 20180328 - MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS AND PROCESS

Title (en)

MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS AND PROCESS

Title (de)

SCHMELZSALZ-ELEKTROLYSEVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉLECTROLYSE DE SEL FONDU

Publication

EP 3033443 B1 20180328 (EN)

Application

EP 14836690 A 20140815

Priority

  • ZA 201306171 A 20130816
  • ZA 2014000038 W 20140815

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015024030A2] The invention provides a process and an apparatus for the production of a metal selected from metallic alkali metals, M, and alkaline earth metals, Mac from the molten salts thereof, the apparatus including at least an electrochemical cell with planar anodes and cathodes installed in the following sequence: {a-c-a)n to produce alkali metal or alkaline earth metals electrolytically!y from the respective chloride salts thereof, wherein n represents the number of times the sequence of anode-cathode-anode is repeated.

IPC 8 full level

C25C 3/02 (2006.01); C25C 3/04 (2006.01); C25C 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C25C 3/02 (2013.01 - EP US); C25C 3/04 (2013.01 - EP US); C25C 7/005 (2013.01 - EP US); C25C 7/025 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015024030 A2 20150219; WO 2015024030 A3 20150723; EP 3033443 A2 20160622; EP 3033443 B1 20180328; US 2016215405 A1 20160728

DOCDB simple family (application)

ZA 2014000038 W 20140815; EP 14836690 A 20140815; US 201414911135 A 20140815