The invention relates to the technical field of
rare earth molten salt electrolysis, and discloses a high-purity
rare earth metal preparation device and process, the high-purity
rare earth metal preparation device comprises a furnace body, a furnace cover is detachably mounted on the furnace body, the center of the furnace cover is provided with a circular material port, and a liftable
cathode rod is inserted at the material port; four
anode seats are connected to the groove of the furnace cover, and
anode assemblies are fixed to the
anode seats through U-shaped clamps; the side wall of the furnace cover is connected with a
copper bar; a cooling cavity is formed in the side wall of the furnace cover, and the side wall of the furnace cover is connected with a side plate for sealing the cooling cavity; the furnace cover is cooled through a cooling gas path and a cooling water path; a
graphite mat felt is placed between the furnace cover and the furnace body, and an inner hole of the
graphite mat felt corresponds to the circular material opening; by combining two cooling
modes of cooling gas and the cooling
water pipe, the temperature of the furnace cover can be effectively reduced, safe and stable operation of equipment is ensured, the service life of the equipment is prolonged, meanwhile, the sealing performance of the furnace cover is prevented from being affected by high-temperature deformation, efficient and high-purity preparation of rare earth
metal is achieved, and the product quality and the production safety are improved.