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Metallic zinc is recovered from zinc chloride by electrolysis of a molten bath mixture consisting essentially of zinc chloride and an electrolyte consisting of lithium chloride and potassium chloride. The electrolyte preferably consists of the LiCl-KCl eutectric mixture consisting of 59 mole percent

Metallic zinc is recovered from zinc chloride by electrolysis of a molten bath mixture consisting essentially of zinc chloride and an electrolyte consisting of lithium chloride and potassium chloride. The electrolyte preferably consists of the LiCl-KCl eutectric mixture consisting of 59 mole percent LiCl and 41 mole percent KCl.

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A method for recovery of metallic zinc from zinc chloride comprising electrolyzing a molten bath consisting essentially of zinc chloride and an electrolyte consisting of about 50 to 70 mole percent of lithium chloride and about 50 to 30 mole percent of potassium chloride. The method of claim 1 in wh

A method for recovery of metallic zinc from zinc chloride comprising electrolyzing a molten bath consisting essentially of zinc chloride and an electrolyte consisting of about 50 to 70 mole percent of lithium chloride and about 50 to 30 mole percent of potassium chloride. The method of claim 1 in which the molten bath consists of about 0.6 to 47 mole percent zinc chloride.