JP5898686B2 - 固体供給原料を電解により還元するための方法及びシステム - Google Patents
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- 少なくとも1つの電極を備える電極モジュールを介して、電解チャンバ内で、溶融塩と接触させて行う電解により、固体供給原料を電解で還元する方法であって、
前記電極モジュールを、前記電解チャンバ内に前記電極モジュールを装填するための装填ステーションの、第1の位置に位置決めするステップと、
前記電極モジュールに対して取り外し可能なトレイ上に固体供給原料を装填するステップと、
前記電極モジュール上に前記トレイを設置するステップと、
前記電解チャンバ内に前記溶融塩を供給するステップと、
前記電極モジュールを前記第1の位置から動かし、供給原料が電解チャンバ内で溶融塩と接触するように前記電極モジュールを電解チャンバと係合させるステップと、
前記固体供給原料が還元されるように前記電極モジュールに電圧を印加するステップと、
を含む方法。 - 前記電極モジュールが移送モジュール内で前記第1の位置から移送される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが前記電解チャンバと係合する前に所定の温度に加熱される、請求項1又は請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが前記移送モジュール内の不活性雰囲気の下で加熱される、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが、前記移送モジュールから加熱ステーションに移送されて所定の温度に加熱される、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが前記移送モジュール内で装填ステーションから移送され、前記加熱ステーションの中に下ろされ、所定の温度に加熱され、前記移送モジュールの中に戻るように上昇させられて前記電解チャンバに移送される、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが、閉鎖体を閉じることによって前記移送チャンバ内に封止され、前記閉鎖体がゲート弁である、請求項2から請求項6までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記電解チャンバの開口部が開放可能な閉鎖体によって閉じられ、前記開放可能な閉鎖体が、前記電極モジュールが前記電解チャンバに送り込まれることを可能にするために開放可能なゲート弁である、請求項1から請求項7までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 還元された供給原料を回収するために電解後に前記電解チャンバから前記電極モジュールを取り出すステップをさらに含む、請求項1から請求項8までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが前記電解チャンバから前記移送モジュールの中に吊り上げられる、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが、前記電解チャンバから除去された後で前記移送モジュール内の不活性雰囲気の下で冷却される、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが冷却ステーションに移送されて所定の温度に冷却される、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが、移送モジュール内で前記冷却ステーションに移送され、前記冷却ステーションの中に下ろされ、所定の温度に冷却され、前記移送モジュールの中に戻るように上昇させられて前記冷却ステーションを離れて移送される、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが、前記還元された供給原料から塩を洗浄するための洗浄ステーションにさらに移送される、請求項9から請求項13までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが、前記還元された供給原料を取り出すための取り出しステーションにさらに移送される、請求項9から請求項14までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記固体供給原料が前記電極モジュールとは別個の取り外し可能なトレイ上に装填され、前記取り外し可能なトレイが、次いで、前記電極モジュール上に前記供給原料を装填するために前記電極モジュールに結合される、請求項1から請求項15までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記供給原料が、前記電極モジュールのカソード構造体と接触するように装填される、請求項1から請求項16までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記電極モジュールが1つ又は複数のバイポーラ電極を備え、前記供給原料が前記各バイポーラ電極のカソード面と接触する状態で装填される、請求項1から請求項17までのいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記固体供給原料の電解脱酸によって進む、請求項1から請求項18までのいずれかに記載の方法。
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