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US 11,767,597 B2Granted
Molten metaphosphate electrolysis for production of white phosphorus
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsYogesh Surendranath, Andrew Licini
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Abstract
An electrolytic system and method of manufacturing white phosphorus.
Claims18
A method of generating elemental phosphorus comprising:
- providing a melt of a metaphosphate salt;
- applying an electrolysis voltage across a cathode and an anode in the melt,
- collecting an elemental phosphorus separate from an oxidized product;
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- adding phosphoric acid to the melt to replenish phosphorus.
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