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A discussion of the technique developed by the Federal Bureau of Mines: the electrolysis of a fluoride melt containing the oxide of the metal in question, depositing the molten metal at the cathode, and evolving carbon monoxide at the anode.
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Henrie, T.A. Electrowinning rare-earth and uranium metals from their oxides. JOM 16, 978–981 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03378313
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