Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Electrochemical Synthesis Of Direct Reduced Metal And Metal-Derived Compounds

MUMBAI, India, June 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617056686 A) filed by Regents Of The University Of Michigan on May 04, 2026, for Electrochemical Synthesis Of Direct Reduced Metal And Metal-Derived Compounds.

Inventors include Kavalsky, Lance; and Viswanathan, Venkatasubramanian.

The application for the patent was published on June 05, 2026, under issue no. 23/2026.

Abstract: An electrowinning process for reduction of metal from a metal-containing ore in an electrochemical cell comprising oppositely disposed electrodes immersed in a water-in-salt electrolyte can include dissolving the metal-containing ore in the water-in-salt electrolyte under acidic conditions to form a solution comprising one...