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4K058 | Electrolytic production of metals | |
C25C1/00 -7/08@Z |
C25C1/00-7/08@Z | AA | AA00 PURPOSES |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA10 | ||
. Improvement of the properties of electro-assayed substances | . . Magnetic properties | . . Superconductive properties | . Improvement of the surface properties of electro-assayed substances | . . Gloss | . Resistance to brittleness | . Prevention of producing passivity | . Prevention of the deterioration of electrolytes | |||||
AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA17 | AA18 | ||||||
. High-purity | . . Four or more nitrogen (N) atoms | . Improved productivity | . . Improvement of power sources | . . Increase in current density | . Prevention of pollution | . . Closed processes | ||||||
AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA25 | AA26 | AA28 | AA30 | ||||||
. Collection of valuable materials | . . Discharged materials | . . Scrap materials | . Safety improvements | . . Prevention of current leakage | . Practical uses of related techniques | . Others | ||||||
BA | BA00 ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTS AND ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCT FORMS |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | BA10 | ||
. Metals | . . Alkali metals | . . . Sodium (Na) | . . Alkaline-earth metals | . . . Magnesium (Mg) | . . Earth metals | . . . Aluminum (Al) | . . Metals belonging to the titanium group | . . . Titanium (Ti) | ||||
BA11 | BA12 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA16 | BA17 | BA18 | BA19 | BA20 | |||
. . Metals belonging to the vanadic group | . . . Vanadium (V) | . . Metals belonging to the chromium group | . . . Chromium (Cr) | . . Metals belonging to the manganese group | . . . Manganese (Mn) | . . Metals belonging to the iron group metals | . . . Iron (Fe) | . . Metals belonging to the platinum group | . . . Platinum (Pt) | |||
BA21 | BA22 | BA23 | BA24 | BA25 | BA26 | BA27 | BA28 | BA29 | BA30 | |||
. . Metals belonging to the copper group | . . . Gold (Au) | . . . Silver (Ag) | . . Metals belonging to the zinc group | . . . Zinc (Zn) | . . Rare earth metals | . . Tin group metals | . . . Tin (Sn) | . . Metals belonging to the antimony group | . . . Antimony (Sb) | |||
BA31 | BA33 | BA34 | BA36 | BA37 | BA38 | BA39 | BA40 | |||||
. Alloys | . Nonmetals | . Metallic salts | . Form of products | . . Powders and granular lumps | . . Multi-layer materials and foil materials | . . Fibers, filaments, and branched materials | . Others | |||||
BB | BB00 ELECTROLYTIC METHODS |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | |
. Use of solutions (i.e., including non-aqueous solutions) | . . Aqueous solutions | . . . Electrolytic refining | . . . Electrolytic sampling | . Use of fused salts | . . Electrolytic refining | . Aluminum (Al) refining or smelting | . . Hall-Hercult process | . . . Prebaking processes | . Others | |||
C25C1/00-3/04;3/24-7/08@Z | CA | CA00 SOLUTION ELECTROLYSIS FOR ELECTROLYTIC REFINING AND ELECTROLYTIC SMELTING |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA07 | CA08 | CA09 | CA10 | |
. Electrolytic solutions | . . Main components | . . . Acids and acid salts | . . . . Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) | . . . . Hydrochloric acid (HCl) | . . . Alkali | . . Additives | . . . Organic substances | . . Impurities | ||||
CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | CA20 | |||||
. . Density | . . Potential for hydrogen (pH) | . . . Acidity | . Non-aqueous solutions | . Electrolytic conditions | . . Liquid temperature | . . . High temperatures (i.e., heating) | . . Current and voltage | |||||
CA22 | CA23 | CA25 | CA26 | CA27 | CA28 | CA30 | ||||||
. . . Current density | . . . Intermittence, inversion, and waveforms | . . Agitation, flow, and oscillation | . . . Liquid-pressure differentials | . . . Flow routes | . . . Gas blowing | . Others | ||||||
CB | CB00 FUSED SALT ELECTROLYSIS (I.E., INCLUDING ELECTROLYTIC REFINING) |
CB01 | CB02 | CB03 | CB04 | CB05 | CB06 | CB08 | CB10 | |||
. Electrolytic baths | . . Main components | . . . Chlorides | . . . . Alkali metals | . . . . Alkaline earth metals | . . . Fluorides | . . Additives | . . Impurities | |||||
CB12 | CB13 | CB15 | CB16 | CB17 | CB19 | |||||||
. . Raw materials | . . Density | . Electrolytic conditions | . . Bathing temperature | . . . High temperatures (i.e., heating) | . . Inert atmospheres | |||||||
CB22 | CB23 | CB24 | CB26 | CB27 | CB30 | |||||||
. . Current and voltage | . . . Current density | . . . Intermittence, inversion, and waveforms | . . Agitation, flow, and oscillation | . . . Flow routes | . Others | |||||||
DD | DD00 ELECTROLYTIC DEVICES |
DD01 | DD02 | DD03 | DD05 | DD06 | DD08 | DD09 | ||||
. Electrolytic tanks | . . Structural materials | . . . Fireproof materials | . . Shapes | . . . Specific-unit structures | . Current supply | . . Electrode conduction units | ||||||
DD11 | DD12 | DD13 | DD14 | DD15 | DD16 | DD17 | DD18 | DD19 | DD20 | |||
. Diaphragms and partition walls | . . Materials | . . . Inorganic materials | . . . Organic materials | . . Form and structure | . . . Silk diaphragms and walls | . . . Porous diaphragms and walls | . . Two chambers | . . Three chambers | . . Multiple chambers | |||
DD22 | DD23 | DD25 | DD27 | DD30 | ||||||||
. . Ion-exchange membranes | . . . Cationic membranes | . . General filtration membranes | . Accessories | . Others | ||||||||
EA | EA00 ELECTRODES |
EA01 | EA02 | EA05 | EA06 | EA07 | EA10 | |||||
. Area ratio | . Bipolar relative positions | . Intermediate electrodes | . . Intermediate mercury electrodes | . Bed electrodes | . Others | |||||||
EB | EB00 CATHODES |
EB01 | EB02 | EB03 | EB04 | EB05 | EB07 | EB08 | EB09 | |||
. Form and structure | . . Plates | . . . Partially insulated plates | . . Rotary bodies | . . . Belts | . . Porosity | . . Layered structures | . . Mixtures | |||||
EB11 | EB12 | EB13 | EB14 | EB15 | EB16 | EB18 | EB20 | |||||
. Material properties | . . Inorganic materials | . . Metals and alloys | . . . Stainless steel | . . . Aluminum (Al) | . . . Titanium (Ti) | . Accessories | . Others | |||||
EC | EC00 SOLUBLE ANODES |
EC01 | EC02 | EC03 | EC04 | EC06 | EC07 | EC10 | ||||
. Shapes | . . Granules | . Material properties | . . Metals and alloys | . Accessories | . . Anode bags and baskets | . Others | ||||||
ED | ED00 INSOLUBLE ANODES |
ED01 | ED02 | ED03 | ED04 | ED06 | ED10 | |||||
. Shapes | . Material properties | . . Inorganic materials | . . Metals and alloys | . Accessories | . Others | |||||||
FA | FA00 OTHER TECHNIQUES, OPERATIONS, AND DEVICES |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | FA05 | FA06 | FA08 | FA09 | FA10 | ||
. Raw materials and products | . . Supply of raw materials | . . Collection and peeling of electro-assayed substances | . . . Mechanical collection or peeling | . . . Chemical and electrochemical collection or peeling | . . . Physical collection or peeling | . Manufacturing of electrodes | . . Cleaning, polishing, and surface treatments | . . Correction | ||||
FA11 | FA12 | FA14 | FA15 | FA17 | FA18 | FA19 | ||||||
. Gas and dust treatments | . . Wet treatments | . Transportation and installation | . Power-supply devices | . Techniques linked with techniques of other fields | . . Total systems | . . Closed systems | ||||||
FA21 | FA22 | FA23 | FA24 | FA30 | ||||||||
. Electrolytic techniques related to CA to ED | . . Anode oxidation | . . Cathode reduction | . . Flow-electrolysis (e.g., slurry-bed electrolysis) | . Others | ||||||||
FB | FB00 MEASUREMENT, CONTROL, AND SECURITY |
FB01 | FB02 | FB03 | FB04 | FB06 | FB07 | FB08 | FB10 | |||
. Measurement | . . Measurement apparatuses | . Control | . . Automation | . Security | . . Leakage | . . Polarization | . Others | |||||
FC | FC00 MANUFACTURE, REGENERATION, AND REFINEMENT OF ELECTROLYTES |
FC01 | FC02 | FC03 | FC04 | FC05 | FC06 | FC07 | FC08 | FC09 | ||
. Specific raw materials | . . Minerals | . . Anode sludge | . . Metal scraps | . . Processing solutions (i.e., baths) | . . Mattes | . . Industrial waste | . . . Waste solution from developing processes | . . . Factory drainage | ||||
FC11 | FC12 | FC13 | FC14 | FC15 | FC17 | FC19 | ||||||
. Separation means | . . Chemical separation means | . . . Extraction | . . . . Acids | . . . . Alkalis | . . . Ion exchange | . . . Complex bodies | ||||||
FC21 | FC22 | FC26 | FC27 | FC28 | FC29 | FC30 | ||||||
. . Electrochemical separation means | . . . Selective electrolysis | . . Physical separation means | . . . Filtration and clarification | . . . Adsorption | . . . Distillation | . Others | ||||||
C25C3/06-3/22 | GA | GA00 ALUMINUM (Al) ELECTROLYSIS |
GA01 | GA02 | GA03 | GA04 | GA06 | GA08 | GA10 | |||
. Electrolytic conditions | . . Composition of the electrolytic baths | . . . Chlorides | . . . Fluorides | . . Material density (e.g., alumina) | . . Bathing temperature | . . Voltage and current (i.e., density) | ||||||
GA12 | GA13 | GA15 | GA20 | |||||||||
. . Setting of the anode-cathode distance | . . Measures relating to the anode effect | . Various types of measuring methods (e.g., voltage, current, and bathing composition) | . Others | |||||||||
GB | GB00 ELECTROLYTIC DEVICES FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS |
GB01 | GB02 | GB03 | GB05 | GB07 | ||||||
. Electrolytic tanks | . . Bottoms of tanks | . . . Fire resistant structures and heat-insulation structures | . . Flow-prevention plates | . . Walls (i.e., sides) | ||||||||
GB11 | GB12 | GB13 | GB14 | GB17 | GB19 | |||||||
. Cathodes | . . Material properties | . . . Use of materials containing graphite | . . . Tar content, aggregate components, and particle size | . . Conductive units | . . Joints | |||||||
GB21 | GB22 | GB23 | GB24 | GB25 | GB27 | GB29 | ||||||
. Anodes | . . Material properties | . . . Use of materials containing graphite | . . . Tar content, aggregate components, and particle size | . . . Non-consumable materials | . . Conductive units | . . Joints | ||||||
GB31 | GB32 | GB33 | GB35 | GB37 | GB40 | |||||||
. Operation and exchange | . . Pegs, spikes, and coupling tools | . . Paste-filling devices | . . Suspension devices | . Electrolytic control devices | . Others | |||||||
GC | GC00 ACCESSORY DEVICES FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS |
GC01 | GC02 | GC03 | GC04 | GC06 | GC07 | GC08 | GC09 | |||
. Devices for supplying raw materials | . . Crust-crushing devices | . Current-supply devices | . . Bus lines and methods for arranging bus lines | . Removal of the electrolytic bath and devices therefor collection devices | . Manufacturing of electrodes | . . Repair or surface coating | . Security equipment | |||||
GC11 | GC12 | GC13 | GC14 | GC16 | GC17 | GC20 | ||||||
. Equipment for dealing with pollution | . . Collection of generated gases and dust | . . . Fluoride gases | . . . . Dry processes | . Transport devices | . Devices for the extraction of formed aluminum | . Others |