ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING OXYGEN FROM A COMPOUND OR METAL - Patent 1866448

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EP 1 866 448 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/51

(21)	Application number: 06709988.7

(22)	Date of filing: 03.03.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C22B 5/00^(2006.01)
C25C 3/34^(2006.01)
C25C 3/18^(2006.01)
C25C 3/36^(2006.01)

C22B 34/12^(2006.01)
C25C 7/02^(2006.01)
C21B 15/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2006/000765

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/092615 (08.09.2006 Gazette 2006/36)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

03.03.2005 GB 0504444

(71)	Applicant: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
	Trinity Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TS (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Fray, Derek John Great Shelford, Cambridge CB2 5LS (GB) Schwandt, C., Dept. of Mat. Science & Metallurdy Cambridge CB2 3QZ (GB)

(74)	Representative: Goodman, Simon John Nye
	Reddie & Grose, 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL London WC1X 8PL (GB)

(54)	ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING OXYGEN FROM A COMPOUND OR METAL