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Electrochemical analyses on chemical species in molten chloride baths

  • 1. Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Miyagi (Japan)

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The electrolytic reduction mechanism of rare-earth chlorides such as LaCl3, CeCl3, NdCl3, SmCl3 and DyCl3 in alkali chloride baths has been investigated in NaCl, KCl and eutectic LiCl-KCl by means of electrochemical transient methods. The thermodynamic behaviors of rare-earth containing species have been discussed in the frame of Electrode potential - pO2- diagram. Low current efficiency found in the case of Nd electro-winning has been attributed to the dissolution of Nd into the bath. The analyses of electrochemical measurement required the elucidation of the effects of the factors such as under-potential deposition, metal dissolution, moisture and oxygen partial pressure. (author)

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Proceedings of the 3rd workshop on molten salts technology and computer simulation

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Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 3rd workshop on molten salts technology and computer simulation
Imprint Pagination
236 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 27-37, 147-161
Report number
JAERI-Conf--2004-008

Conference

Title
3. workshop on molten salts technology and computer simulation
Dates
16 Dec 2003
Place
Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)

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8 refs., 10 figs.; This record replaces 35098066