In　this　study,　a　new　green　approach　has　been　developed　for　the　recovery　of　tungsten　by　using　tungsten　carbide　(WC)　scrap　material　as　consumable　anode　in　LiCl-KCl　molten　salts　at　773　K　to　produce　metallic　tungsten.　The　feasibility　of　the　direct　electrochemical　dissolution　of　WC　anode　into　metallic　tungsten　was　evaluated　based　on　the　experimental　verifications　and　electrochemical　methods.　The　effects　of　the　main　technical　parameters,　including　the　cell　voltage,　electrolysis　time　and　electrolysis　temperature,　on　the　dissolved　condition　of　anode　were　studied　and　the　optimal　anode　parameters　were　obtained.　It　was　found　that　a　large　electrolytic　voltage,　high　electrolytic　temperature　and　long　electrolysis　time　would　be　favorable　for　the　dissolved　state　of　the　tungsten　carbide　anode　under　the　same　conditions.　The　cathode　product　was　analyzed　using　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM)　and　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD).　It　was　found　that　the　tungsten　particles　with　a　diameter　of　100　nm　could　be　prepared　by　this　process　in　a　molten　salt　bath.　Linear　sweep　voltammetry　was　applied　to　investigate　the　dissolution　of　WC　anode,　and　showed　that　the　WC　scrap　material　could　be　used　as　consumable　anode　to　produce　tungsten　powder.　Other　electrochemical　techniques　including　cyclic　voltammetry,　square-wave　voltammetry　and　chronopotentiometry　were　employed　to　explore　the　electrochemical　properties　of　tungsten　ion　derived　from　WC　anode　in　LiCl-KCl　melts.　These　results　confirmed　that　electroreduction　of　tungsten　ion　in　the　melts　proceeded　in　one　step　with　four　exchanged　electrons.　©　2017　Trans　Tech　Publications,　Switzerland.