Bipolar cell for production of magnesium

Bipolar type of cells appear to be promising in the field of fused chloride electrolysis as found in the case of ALCOA type aluminium cells. The adoption of this technique for magnesium production could also lead to design of improved type of cells which would result in further cost reduction. CECRI with its experience on building modular cells without the diaphragm has conducted trial experiment's on bipolar systems for magnesium production. The preliminary results obtained from a cell of 500 A capacity is discussed