Molten Salt Electrolyser

Reduces light metals and rare earths from their salts.

$112,200Cell price
SunlightRuns on the array, unattended
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Molten Salt Electrolyser process

Light metal and rare earths

  1. 01
    Magnesium metal
    104 tonnes a year, $1,029.11 per tonne against conventional $1,800 to $2,400
  2. 02
    Rare earth metal
    Reduced from chloride or fluoride feed
  3. 03
    Chlorine
    302 tonnes a year, captured for reuse

Specification

Rated input850 kilowatts
MaterialsOff the shelf components
Temperature700 to 900 degrees Celsius
Energy capture100% of array output
Intensity17.0 to 40.0 megawatt-hours per tonne
AcceptsAnhydrous magnesium chloride, rare earth chloride or fluoride