This　paper　presents　a　novel　method　of　electrochemical　extraction　of　tungsten　from　tungsten　carbide　(WC)　scrap　in　the　molten　NaCl-KCl　salt.　WC　was　used　as　a　consumable　anode　and　dissolved　electrochemically　to　extract　tungsten　at　1023　K.　In　this　method,　the　kinetics　of　the　WC　anode　was　analyzed　through　linear　polarization　and　electrochemical　impedance　spectroscopy　(EIS).　Electrochemical　techniques,　such　as　cyclic　voltammetry　(CV),　chronopotentiometry　(CP),　square　wave　voltammetry　(SWV),　and　chronoamperometry,　were　employed　to　investigate　the　electrochemical　behavior　of　tungsten　ions　derived　from　the　WC　anode　in　the　melt.　Results　confirmed　that　the　redox　reaction　of　tungsten　on　a　platinum　working　electrode　is　reversible;　this　reaction　was　controlled　through　tungsten　ion　diffusion　in　the　electrolyte.　During　reduction,　a　stable　electro-active　species　was　detected　through　CP　and　SWV.　Electrochemical　reduction　of　tungsten　ions　proceeded　in　one　step　with　two　exchanged　electrons.　The　nucleation　mode　of　tungsten　deposition　was　also　determined.　Chronoamperometry　results　revealed　that　electro-deposition　follows　progressive　nucleation　with　a　three-dimensional　nuclei　growth.　After　galvanostatic　electrolysis,　the　deposition　was　analyzed　through　X-ray　diffraction　and　scanning　electron　microscopy.　Results　verified　the　formation　of　pure　tungsten　powders　with　a　diameter　of　＜100　nm　at　a　cathodic　current　density　of　0.125　A　cm(-2).　(C)　2015　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.