Forming metal powders by electrolysis

Chen, George Z.

Abstract

Fossil fuels will eventually be replaced by renewables. Currently, the most feasible and efficient way of utilising renewable energy is to convert it to electricity. In response to this change, fossil energy-based pyrometallurgical processes will inevitably shift to electricity driven processes. This chapter considers the feasibility of direct conversion of mineral to metal powder using a new electrochemical method, the FFC Cambridge process (Fray, Farthing and Chen). The discussion will be on the background of electrometallurgy and powder metallurgy, the principles of the new process and its application for metal powder production, and the direct route from oxide precursors to alloyed powders. © 2013 Woodhead Publishing Limited All rights reserved.

• Online Publication Date: Mar 27, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Jun 17, 2023
• Journal: Advances in Powder Metallurgy: Properties, Processing and Applications
• Pages: 19-41
• Series Title: Woodhead Publishing Series in Metals and Surface Engineering
• Book Title: Advances in Powder Metallurgy: Properties, Processing and Applications
• Chapter Number: 2
• ISBN: 9780857094209
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857098900.1.19
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3213889
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780857094209500027?via%3Dihub