Abstract: A device for the electrolytic separation of metals in a metal recovery cell has a rotating cathode system. The rotating cathode includes a supporting cylinder with at least one slit, at least one sheathed cathode, contact elements, and a drive shaft provided with a current supply. The device allows simple manipulation of the supporting cylinder with the sheathed cathode and allows the user to choose the choice of material for the sheathed cathode, since this material can be matched as closely as possible to the particular process in question. The process may be used for extracting metals from electrically conductive, metal-containing solutions for recycling purposes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 1995
Date of Patent:
May 13, 1997
Assignee:
Ingenieuburo und Labor Fur Galvanotechnik