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Aluminum recovery process

US9267214B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama · US

Inventors

Ramana G. Reddy · Tuscaloosa, US
Mingming Zhang · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2009
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC25C3/18
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are processes and electrolytic cells that can be used to extract and thereby recover aluminum from aluminum-containing waste, including an aluminum dross that is suitable for disposal in a land-fill. The disclosed processes and cells use ionic liquids as an electrolyte.

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