Electrolytic Cell and Methods Combining Electrowinning and Electrochemical Reactions Employing a Membrane or Diaphragm

Details

• Personal Author:
  Smith GR ; Thompson WR ; Smith GR ; Thompson WR
• Description:
  An electrolytic cell is provided for a process which combines at compatible cell geometries and current densities, the electrowinning of a metallic element from an electrolyte with an anodic, electrochemical reaction using a cationic permselective membrane between half-cells to keep the reactions separate. The cell is operated by introducing a metal salt into a catholytic compartment, introducing a compatible electrochemical solution into an anolytic compartment, wherein both of said salt and said electrochemical solution are in an electrolysis cell having a cathode electrode and an anode electrode, and applying an electromotive force across said electrodes whereby an oxidation electrochemical reaction occurs at the anode while the metal of said metal salt is deposited at said cathode. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Electrochemical Reactions Electrochemistry Electrolytes Metallic Salts Metallurgical Processes
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other ; Other
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  AVRC - Avondale Research Center ; AVRC - Avondale Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005707
• Citation:
  US Pat 4,627,899 1986 Dec; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  United States Patent 4,627,899
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:806c87db593ad225c58cec803ae0c75e32de9493e88b0e7fdd4b2c9abe4242e44c6a4b7595fd622b86ca8603bce657bd0122a4e5ce054ecbd04ec9ee6f57d064
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219710/cdc_219710_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 985.89 KB ]