Electrolytic cell for producing an alkali metal

US6368487B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Günther Huber · Munich, DE
• Hermann Putter · Neustadt, DE
• Kerstin Schierle-Arndt · Zwingenberg, DE
• Dieter Schlafer · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Josef Guth · Freinsheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 2000
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2002
• Expiry date: Jun 8, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C25C3/02
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An electrolytic cell comprises an agitated, alkali metal amalgam-containing anode, an alkali metal ion-conducting solid electrolyte and a cathode, wherein the solid electrolyte and the cathode are separated from one another by a liquid electrolyte.