Baseplate for electrolytic cell with a liquid metal cathode
AssigneeOlin Corporation
InventorsJames M. Ford, Sanders H. Moore, David W. Cawlfield
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Abstract
An electrochemical cell is disclosed having a cell bottom or baseplate that has at least one drain hole therein which is fed by drain canals adjacent an end of the catholyte chamber such that the drain holes are gradually inclined to increase in depth laterally downwardly from the opposing sides of the cell toward the center and longitudinally downwardly from the opposing end of the cell toward the drain hole to permit removal or the addition of the liquid metal cathode from the angled electrolytic cell without requiring disassembly of the cell.
Claims23
An electrolytic cell having opposing sides and ends and a flowable liquid metal cathode, an anode and a membrane with a major portion thereof positioned in an extended plane therebetween, the membrane and a top surface of the liquid metal cathode defining a gap in a cathode compartment through which catholyte flows from an inlet end to an opposing outlet end of the cell, the improvement comprising:
- a cell baseplate extending from the inlet end to the opposing outlet end having at least one drain hole therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.