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- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for reducing an alkali metal electrochemically at a temperature below the metal's melting temperature
- Patent Title (中): 在低于金属熔融温度的温度下电化学还原碱金属的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12576977Application Date: 2009-10-09
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Publication No.: US08728295B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: John Howard Gordon , Ashok V. Joshi
- Applicant: John Howard Gordon , Ashok V. Joshi
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: Ceramatec, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ceramatec, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agent David Fonda
- Main IPC: C25C1/22
- IPC: C25C1/22 ; C25C7/08

Abstract:
A cell having an anode compartment and a cathode compartment is used to electrolyze an alkali metal polysulfide into an alkali metal. The cell includes an anode, wherein at least part of the anode is housed in the anode compartment. The cell also includes a quantity of anolyte housed within the anode compartment, the anolyte comprising an alkali metal polysulfide and a solvent. The cell includes a cathode, wherein at least part of the cathode is housed in the cathode compartment. A quantity of catholyte is housed within the cathode compartment. The cell operates at a temperature below the melting temperature of the alkali metal.
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