INACTIVE ELECTRODE COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR USE OF METAL MANUFACTURE BY ELECTROLYTICALLY REDUCING METAL COMPOUNDS DISSOLVED IN MOLTEN SALT

摘要

An inert electrode composition suitable for use in the production of metal by the electrolytic reduction of a metal compound dissolved in a molten salt is disclosed. The composition is formulated from a body containing metals and metal compounds designed to undergo displacement reaction upon sintering to form an interwoven network. The body also contains at least one non-reactive material, e.g., metal compound or metal. The interwoven network contains at least a metal compound and a second material, both resulting from the displacement reaction, the second material selected from the group consisting of free metal and a metal alloy or a mixture thereof.