THE EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY OF ZIRCONIUM BY THE ELECTROLYSIS OF FUSED SALTS. III. EXPANDED SCALE PROCESS DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION OF ZIRCONIUM FROM KâZrFâ
THE EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY OF ZIRCONIUM BY THE ELECTROLYSIS OF FUSED SALTS. III. EXPANDED SCALE PROCESS DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION OF ZIRCONIUM FROM KâZrFâ
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10.1149/1.2430009
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1954
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B. C. Raynes;E. Thellmann;M. A. Steinberg;E. Wainer
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作者：
B. C. Raynes;E. Thellmann;M. A. Steinberg;E. Wainer
在电解液中电解生产延展性金属锆现已从实验室规模扩大到更大规模的操作。设计并运行了一台一次可生产3-4磅金属锆电解槽。在该装置成功运行后，一台一次可生产30-40磅金属锆的电解槽被用于50-60倍实验室规模的工艺评估。以良好的产率和商业上可接受的电流效率重复性地获得了高纯度的电解锆粉。在固化后，这种金属显示出与Kroll海绵锆相媲美的制造性能。目前较大的电解槽生产金属锆的速度接近最初商业海绵生产反应堆的速度。进一步扩大到更大规模的运营应该是完全可行的。
The electrolysis of in an electrolyte of to produce ductile zirconium metal has been expanded from the laboratory scale into a larger scale operation. An electrolytic cell capable of producing 3–4 lb of zirconium metal per run was designed and operated. Following successful operation of this unit, a cell capable of producing 30–40 lb of zirconium metal per run was used to evaluate the process on a scale 50 to 60 times the laboratory scale.Electrolytic zirconium powder of high purity has been reproducibly obtained in good yields and at commercially acceptable current efficiencies. Upon consolidation, the metal shows fabricating properties comparable to those exhibited by Kroll sponge zirconium. The present larger electrolytic cell produces zirconium metal at a rate approaching that of the original commercial Kroll sponge producing reactors. Further expansion to larger scale operation should be entirely feasible.