| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/C007581/1 |
| Title: |
OXYGEN-GENERATING ANODIC REACTIONS FOR METAL MANUFACTURING |
| Principal Investigator: |
Jha, Professor A |
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| Department: |
Institute of Materials Research |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 June 2005 |
Ends: |
30 September 2008 |
Value (£): |
195,894
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| Electrochemical Science & Eng. |
Surfaces & Interfaces |
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The proposed research is a joint collaboration between the two internationally leading research centres, namely Leeds and Cambridge. The main problem of the reduction of metal oxides in molten salts is that the anodes are made of carbon that react with the oxygen creating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. This applies to the FFC process where a solid oxide is made the cathode in a bath of calcium chloride and the cathodic reaction is the ionisation of oxygen rather than the deposition of calcium. This process has been applied to the reduction of reactive metal oxides whose metals can form carbides with carbon. There are two compelling reasons for removing the carbon anode and substituting it with an inert anode, elimination of greenhouse gases and contamination of the product. Metallic alloys will be investigated that form stable conducting films. When this work is successful the FFC process will become the ideal process- take a metal oxide and separate it into metal and pure oxygen. A future application is that the constituents of the moon and most planets are oxides so that this process would be ideal to produce oxygen and structural materials.
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk |