Electrochemical and thermodynamic properties of U4+ and U3+ on Mo electrode in LiCl-KCl eutectic
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Ru-Shan Lin
Abstract
In this study, UCl4 was prepared by the reaction of HCl gas with UO2 in the LiCl-KCl eutectic. Then, the electrochemical behavior of U4+ and U3+ on a Mo cathode was investigated by various electrochemical techniques. The reduction process of U4+ was regarded as two steps: U4++e=U3+; U3++3e=U. Diffusion coefficients of U4+ and U3+, the apparent standard potential of U4+/U3+, U3+/U as well as U4+/U in the LiCl-KCl molten salt on the Mo electrode was determined by numerous electrochemical methods. The thermodynamic functions of formation of Gibbs free energy of UCl4 and UCl3 are calculated as well.
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- Frontmatter
- Electrochemical and thermodynamic properties of U4+ and U3+ on Mo electrode in LiCl-KCl eutectic
- Speciation of technetium in carbonate media under helium ions and γ radiation
- Effect of sulfate on sorption of Eu(III) by Na-montmorillonite
- Effect of grain size on radon emanation coefficient, surface and mass exhalation rates and the correlation coefficient between them in different masses of soil and phosphate fertilizer
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