Theoretico-experimental model of acid-base interaction in nitrate- and carbonate-containing melts

Using the method of quantum chemistry the acid-base mechanism of formation of electrochemically active particles during electrical reduction of anions ion ionic melts of nitrates and carbonates of beryllium and some other metals is proved. The mechanism includes two types of cation-anion interaction-prevailing formation of metal complexes or anion dissociaton under the effect of cation surrounding. The comparison of the calculated energetic parameters has shown that metal complexes have higher reduction capacity than anion. Using the model the effect of the external electric field on the mechanism of cation-anion interaction and elementary charge transfer event are considered