Electrolysis apparatus for the production of iron with an improved iron oxide supply device

An apparatus for the production of iron through reduction of iron ore by an electrolysis reaction, the electrolysis reaction emitting a gas, the apparatus comprising:

• a casing including a gas-permeable anode plate and a cathode plate facing each other and being separated by an electrolyte chamber;
• the casing further including a degassing unit including a gas recovery part extending along the opposite side of the gas-permeable anode plate to the chamber, the casing circulating an electrolyte within the electrolyte chamber via an electrolyte inlet and an electrolyte outlet;
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• a supply to supply iron ore to the electrolyte chamber, the supply to supply iron ore to the electrolyte chamber including a twin-screw supplier provided to discharge iron ore powder into an electrolyte feed pipe in fluidic connection with the electrolyte inlet, the twin-screw supplier including two screws parallel to each other inside a barrel, maintaining a shaft distance between the two screws and rotating the two screws in opposite directions while the two screws engage with each other, the barrel extending from a screw rotating drive to a discharge opening immersed in the electrolyte flowing through the electrolyte feed pipe, and including an iron ore powder feed opening, the iron ore powder feed opening being connected to iron ore powder feed.