Electrolysis cell
AssigneeUniversite Libre de Bruxelles
InventorRene Fernand Paul Winand
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Abstract
There is described an electrolysis cell which comprises an anode formed by said solid material which contacts directly an anode current supply made of a substantially inert material, said cell being divided into at least one anode compartment and at least one cathode compartment by means allowing the flow of the electrolyte from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment but which however prevent the passage of said solid material from one compartment to another one, other means being provided to cause a substantially continuous flow of electrolyte from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment.
Claims12
An electrolysis cell for treating inside the anode compartment a divided solid reactant, notably a powdered or fragmented material, which comprises, a cathode compartment being made from a solid electrical conducting material, a container forming an anode compartment and being made from an electrical conducting material and arranged to contain the solid reactant, at least one side wall of said anode compartment being permeable to allow the flow of an electrolyte from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment but which prevents the passage of the solid material from the anode compartment to the cathode compartment, and means for causing a substantially continuous flow of electrolyte from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment.
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