APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METALS IN STACKED ELECTROLYTIC CELLS

摘要

A process and apparatus for reducing an alkali metal salt to an alkali metal through electrolysis in a series of electrolytic cells are disclosed. The process employs as a separator between anode and cathode compartments a material that is both an ionic conductor of the metal ion and an electrical insulator. Preferred metals are sodium, lithium and potassium.