A Continuous Electrolytic Process for the Production of Beryllium Metal

Abstract

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Alternative Al production methods

“…They were able to improve the current efficiency (up to 80%) and avoid the formation of sludge from the impurities using these proposed operating conditions. Dell et al (1975) improved the process by developing a new design with bipolar electrodes. This allowed the process to operate with a lower anode–cathode distance (<19 mm).…”