Tungsten　carbide　(WC)　scrap　was　used　as　a　consumable　anode　to　produce　metallic　tungsten　in　LiCl-KCl　molten　salts　at　773　K.　The　feasibility　of　direct　electrochemical　dissolution　of　the　WC　anode　to　metallic　tungsten　was　analyzed　by　thermodynamic　calculations　and　experimental　verifications.　Linear　sweep　voltammetry　(LSV)　and　electrochemical　impedance　spectroscopy　(EIS)　were　applied　to　investigate　the　dissolution　of　the　WC　anode,　and　the　electrochemical　properties　of　the　issued　tungsten　ions　in　LiCl-KCl　melts　were　studied　by　cyclic　voltammetry　(CV),　square　wave　voltammetry,　and　chronopotentiometry.　The　results　revealed　that　the　WC　anode　could　be　used　as　a　consumed　anode　to　produce　tungsten　powder　and　the　electroreduction　of　tungsten　ions　in　the　melts　was　achieved　through　a　one-step　reaction　involving　four　exchanged　electrons.　Furthermore,　it　was　found　that　the　reaction　was　limited　by　the　diffusion　of　tungsten　ions　in　the　solution　with　a　diffusion　coefficient　estimated　as　5.9　x　10(-7)　cm(2)/s　at　773　K.　Finally,　analysis　of　the　cathode　products　using　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM),　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　X-ray　fluorescence　(XRF)　and　energy　dispersive　spectroscopy　(EDS)　showed　that　tungsten　powders　could　be　prepared　from　a　molten　salt　bath.　(C)　2016　The　Electrochemical　Society.　All　rights　reserved.