Device for molten salt electrolysis

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR ELECTROLYSIS IN A MOLTEN SALT BATH INCLUDING A CELL ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A MOLTEN SALT BATH, SAID CELL HAVING AN OUTSTANDING FLANGE AT ITS UPPER END, A LID MEMBER FOR SAID CELL HAVING A LID MEMBER FLANGE ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID CELL FLANGE, A FORAMINOUS BASKET CONSTITUTING AN ANODIC ELECTRODE WITHIN SAID CELL, A CATHODE DISPOSED AXIALLY WITHIN SAID ANODIC ELECTRODE AND SEPARATE MEANS CONNECTING SAID ANODIC ELECTRODE AND SAID CATHODE TO A SOURCE OF UNIDIRECTIONAL DIRECT CURRENT, THE IMPROVED APPARATUS CONSTRUCTION WHEREIN SAID MEANS CONNECTING SAID ANODIC ELECTRODE TO SUCH SOURCE OF CURRENT COMPRISES AN ANNULAR FLANGE, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVELY SECURED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID BASKET, AND A CURRENT SUPPLY MEMBER ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID ANNULAR FLANGE, SAID ANNULAR FLANGE BEING POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID OUTSTANDING CELL FLANGE AND SAID LID MEMBER FLANGE, AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATING SEALING GASKETS BETWEEN SAID LID MEMBER FLANGE AND SAID ANNULAR FLANGE AND BETWEEN SAID ANNULAR FLANGE AND SAID CELL FLANGE WHEREBY SAID BASKET IS ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM SAID LID MEMBER AND FROM SAID CELL, SAID CELL AND LID COOPERATING TO PROVIDE A PARTITIONLESS ELECTROLYSIS SPACE.