EP2764136A4 - Methods and apparatuses for efficient metals production and distillation with oxide electrolysis - Google Patents

Methods and apparatuses for efficient metals production and distillation with oxide electrolysis

Info

Publication number: EP2764136A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: distillation; apparatuses; methods; oxide electrolysis; metals production
Prior art date: 2011-10-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP12837979.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2764136A1 (en

Inventor

Uday B Pal

Eric Gratz

Xiaofei Guan

Peter A Zink

Soobhankar Pati

Adam Clayton Powell

John Strauss

Aaron Tajima

R Steve Tucker

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Infinium Inc

Original Assignee

Infinium Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2011-10-07

Filing date

2012-10-05

Publication date

2015-06-17

2012-10-05 Application filed by Infinium Inc filed Critical Infinium Inc

2014-08-13 Publication of EP2764136A1 publication Critical patent/EP2764136A1/en

2015-06-17 Publication of EP2764136A4 publication Critical patent/EP2764136A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
- C22B7/001—Dry processes
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B26/00—Obtaining alkali, alkaline earth metals or magnesium
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B4/00—Electrothermal treatment of ores or metallurgical products for obtaining metals or alloys
- C22B4/02—Light metals
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B4/00—Electrothermal treatment of ores or metallurgical products for obtaining metals or alloys
- C22B4/04—Heavy metals
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
- C25C3/02—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of alkali or alkaline earth metals
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
- C25C3/04—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of magnesium
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- 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
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
- Y02P10/20—Recycling

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Metallurgy (AREA)
Materials Engineering (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Electrochemistry (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Electrolytic Production Of Metals (AREA)
Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)

EP12837979.9A 2011-10-07 2012-10-05 Methods and apparatuses for efficient metals production and distillation with oxide electrolysis Withdrawn EP2764136A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201161544879P	2011-10-07	2011-10-07
US201261609309P	2012-03-10	2012-03-10
US201261609366P	2012-03-12	2012-03-12
PCT/US2012/058882 WO2013052753A1 (en)	2011-10-07	2012-10-05	Methods and apparatuses for efficient metals production and distillation with oxide electrolysis

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2764136A1 EP2764136A1 (en)	2014-08-13
EP2764136A4 true EP2764136A4 (en)	2015-06-17

Family

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EP12837979.9A Withdrawn EP2764136A4 (en)	2011-10-07	2012-10-05	Methods and apparatuses for efficient metals production and distillation with oxide electrolysis

Country Status (4)

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US (1)	US20130152734A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2764136A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN104204306A (en)
WO (1)	WO2013052753A1 (en)

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- 2012-10-05 US US13/645,867 patent/US20130152734A1/en not_active Abandoned
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US20130152734A1 (en)	2013-06-20
WO2013052753A1 (en)	2013-04-11
CN104204306A (en)	2014-12-10

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