METHODS OF FORMING ALLOYS BY REDUCING METAL OXIDES
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1. A method of forming an alloy, the method comprising:
- disposing a first metal oxide and a second metal oxide in a molten salt, the molten salt in contact with a working electrode and a counter electrode;
applying an electrical potential between the counter electrode and the working electrode to co-reduce the first metal oxide and the second metal oxide to form a first metal and a second metal, respectively.
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A method of forming an alloy includes disposing a first metal oxide and a second metal oxide in a molten salt. The molten salt is in contact with a working electrode and a counter electrode. An electrical potential is applied between the counter electrode and the working electrode to co-reduce the first metal oxide and the second metal oxide to form a first metal and a second metal, respectively.
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1. A method of forming an alloy, the method comprising:
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disposing a first metal oxide and a second metal oxide in a molten salt, the molten salt in contact with a working electrode and a counter electrode; applying an electrical potential between the counter electrode and the working electrode to co-reduce the first metal oxide and the second metal oxide to form a first metal and a second metal, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of reducing metal oxides, the method comprising:
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providing an electrochemical cell comprising a working electrode, a counter electrode comprising a platinum-group metal, and a molten salt in contact with the working electrode and the counter electrode; disposing a material comprising at least two metal oxides in contact with the molten salt and the working electrode; and providing an electric current between the counter electrode and the working electrode to reduce the at least two metal oxides to form an alloy comprising at least two metals formed by reduction of the at least two metal oxides. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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