EP0198775A1 - Verfahren zur kontinuierlichen Überwachung des Gehalts eines in einem geschmolzenen Salzbad aufgelösten Metalls und dessen Anwendung zur kontinuierlichen Zufuhr dieser Metallsalze in einer Elektrolysezelle - Google Patents

Verfahren zur kontinuierlichen Überwachung des Gehalts eines in einem geschmolzenen Salzbad aufgelösten Metalls und dessen Anwendung zur kontinuierlichen Zufuhr dieser Metallsalze in einer Elektrolysezelle Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0198775A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: bath; metal; potential; dissolved; transition metal
Prior art date: 1985-03-28
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EP86420087A

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Jean-Pierre Garnier

Marcel Armand

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Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires compagn Cie

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Pechiney SA

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1985-03-28

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1986-10-22

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1986-10-22 Publication of EP0198775A1 publication Critical patent/EP0198775A1/de

1988-05-25 Application granted granted Critical

1988-05-25 Publication of EP0198775B1 publication Critical patent/EP0198775B1/de

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- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C7/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells
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the present invention which results from work carried out in the laboratories of the concluded Nationale Su Southerneure d'Electrochimie et d'Electrométallurgie de Grenoble, relates to a process for continuous control of the content of transition metal dissolved in a salt bath and its application to the continuous supply of an electrolysis cell with salts of said metal.
transition metals can be obtained industrially by continuous electrolysis in a cell of at least one of their chlorides previously dissolved in a bath of molten salts constituted by alkali chlorides and / or alkaline earth.
transition metal is understood here to mean any metal belonging to columns IVb, Vb, VIb of the specific classification of Mendeleev and in particular titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, niobium and vanadium.
Continuous electrolysis is also understood to mean a process in which the deposition and extraction of the metal at the cathode and the release of chlorine at the anode are constantly compensated by an addition of fresh chloride; this contribution being intended to maintain the content of metal to be produced dissolved in the bath at a relatively constant value and preferably optimal, that is to say the most favorable for a good functioning of the cell.
the cell In such a process, if it is actually wanted to keep the dissolved metal content at a constant value, the cell must be supplied with a quantity of fresh chlorides corresponding exactly to the quantity consumed by the cell.
the generally adopted solution consists in periodically taking bath samples, analyzing them and adjusting accordingly the amounts of chloride in the metal to be fed. But this operation is not simple and above all its response is not immediate, so that if the drifts are more or less reduced periodically, the chloride content of the metal dissolved in the bath is rarely equal to the optimal content.
the method therefore consists, knowing the optimal metal content to ensure proper functioning of the cell, to calculate from this content and the molar ratio claimed the amount of fluorides to be added.
This fluoride is introduced into the bath at the time of its constitution.
the cell being equipped with an indicator electrode and a reference electrode, the optimal amount of chloride of the transition metal to be deposited is charged and after a time sufficient to allow the dissolution, the potential is measured before starting the electrolysis properly said.
the dissolved metal content can be confirmed by analysis of the bath.
the cell is then put into service and regular operation can be achieved by supplying it with chlorides of the metal so that the measured potential remains constant. It is easy to see the application that can be made of this measurement to the continuous supply of the cell. In fact, it suffices to compare the potential measured at each instant with the set potential corresponding to the optimal content of the bath and to order the supply of chlorides accordingly. In this way, one can very finely regulate the flow of chlorides of the metal and have an extremely precise dissolved metal content throughout the electrolysis.
the internal wall of the cell is metallic, it has been found that it could be used as an indicator electrode. Indeed, knowing that it must be constituted by the metal to be deposited, we tried during a preelectrolysis in the presence of the chloride of the metal to be deposited, to pass a direct current between the anode of the cell and the tank wall. Under these conditions, it has been found that the deposit of metal obtained on the tank can play perfectly thereafter the role of indicator electrode. If necessary, this deposit on the wall can be periodically reconstituted during electrolysis or even created permanently by cathodic polarization of the cell.
the applicant has also sought to eliminate the installation of a reference electrode; it achieved this by replacing it with the cell anode.
a reference electrode it achieved this by replacing it with the cell anode.
an ohmic drop is established in the potential control circuit due to the electrolysis current I which passes through the anode. This disturbs the measurement and gives an incorrect indication of the actual content of dissolved chlorides in the bath.
the applicant incorporates between the indicator electrode and the anode an ohmic drop corrector, the constitution of which is described below.
the ohmic drop corrector comprising an operational amplifier denoted AOP, two resistors of the same value R1, a variable and adjustable resistance Rv.
a calibration is carried out which consists in adjusting the value of Rv so as to obtain:
This signal S is sent to the comparator (19).
the invention finds its application in all cases where it is desired to manufacture transition metals by continuous electrolysis of their chlorides in the molten baths of alkali or alkaline earth chlorides.

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EP86420087A 1985-03-28 1986-03-26 Verfahren zur kontinuierlichen Überwachung des Gehalts eines in einem geschmolzenen Salzbad aufgelösten Metalls und dessen Anwendung zur kontinuierlichen Zufuhr dieser Metallsalze in einer Elektrolysezelle Expired EP0198775B1 (de)

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AT86420087T ATE34586T1 (de)	1985-03-28	1986-03-26	Verfahren zur kontinuierlichen ueberwachung des gehalts eines in einem geschmolzenen salzbad aufgeloesten metalls und dessen anwendung zur kontinuierlichen zufuhr dieser metallsalze in einer elektrolysezelle.

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FR8505196		1985-03-28
FR8505196A FR2579629B1 (fr)	1985-03-28	1985-03-28	Procede de controle en continu de la teneur en metal dissous dans un bain de sels fondus et son application a l'alimentation continue d'une cellule d'electrolyse en sels dudit metal

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EP0198775A1 true EP0198775A1 (de)	1986-10-22
EP0198775B1 EP0198775B1 (de)	1988-05-25

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US (1)	US4657643A (de)
EP (1)	EP0198775B1 (de)
JP (1)	JPS61227191A (de)
AT (1)	ATE34586T1 (de)
CA (1)	CA1251161A (de)
DE (1)	DE3660222D1 (de)
FR (1)	FR2579629B1 (de)

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US4657643A (en)	1987-04-14
EP0198775B1 (de)	1988-05-25
CA1251161A (fr)	1989-03-14
ATE34586T1 (de)	1988-06-15
FR2579629B1 (fr)	1987-05-07
FR2579629A1 (fr)	1986-10-03
JPS61227191A (ja)	1986-10-09
DE3660222D1 (en)	1988-06-30
JPH033753B2 (de)	1991-01-21

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