摘要 |
<p>A device for electrolytic production of elemental magnesium by electrolysis of magnesium chloride in a molten salt bath, including a magnesium transfer trough (35) comprising a semicircular section of a standard steel pipe mounted straddling the upper edge of a steel cathode plate, with cross slots for utilization of the full channel, the trough everywhere curving away from its nearest approach to the anode surface, to minimize production of unwanted magnesium on its exterior surface. The method entails the use of a destructible spacer (49) for placing the anode accurately in place between a pair of opposing cathode plates.</p> |