EP4004260A4 - Molten salt membrane electrolyzer - Google Patents

Molten salt membrane electrolyzer Download PDF

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Publication number: EP4004260A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: molten salt; membrane electrolyzer; salt membrane; electrolyzer; molten
Prior art date: 2019-07-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP20844442.2A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP4004260A1 (en

Inventor

Maciej Urban JASTRZEBSKI

Timothy George JOHNSTON

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Skycap Investment Holdings Inc

Original Assignee

Li Metal Corp

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2019-07-25

Filing date

2020-07-24

Publication date

2024-01-24

2020-07-24 Application filed by Li Metal Corp filed Critical Li Metal Corp

2022-06-01 Publication of EP4004260A1 publication Critical patent/EP4004260A1/en

2024-01-24 Publication of EP4004260A4 publication Critical patent/EP4004260A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C7/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells
- C25C7/005—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells of cells for the electrolysis of melts
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
- C25C3/02—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of alkali or alkaline earth metals
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C7/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells
- C25C7/02—Electrodes; Connections thereof
- C25C7/025—Electrodes; Connections thereof used in cells for the electrolysis of melts
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C7/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells
- C25C7/04—Diaphragms; Spacing elements
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C7/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells
- C25C7/06—Operating or servicing

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EP20844442.2A 2019-07-25 2020-07-24 Molten salt membrane electrolyzer Withdrawn EP4004260A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201962878444P	2019-07-25	2019-07-25
PCT/CA2020/051021 WO2021012055A1 (en)	2019-07-25	2020-07-24	Molten salt membrane electrolyzer

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4004260A1 EP4004260A1 (en)	2022-06-01
EP4004260A4 true EP4004260A4 (en)	2024-01-24

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EP20844442.2A Withdrawn EP4004260A4 (en)	2019-07-25	2020-07-24	Molten salt membrane electrolyzer

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US20220267918A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP4004260A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN114599820A (en)
CA (1)	CA3145506A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2021012055A1 (en)

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- 2020-07-24 CA CA3145506A patent/CA3145506A1/en active Pending
- 2020-07-24 EP EP20844442.2A patent/EP4004260A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2020-07-24 WO PCT/CA2020/051021 patent/WO2021012055A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2020-07-24 US US17/629,716 patent/US20220267918A1/en not_active Abandoned

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CA3145506A1 (en)	2021-01-28
CN114599820A (en)	2022-06-07

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