Abstract
The electrochemical reduction of U(VI) and Re(VII) ions on Pt and Mo metals are discussed. The electrochemical behavior of U(VI) and Re(VII) in hydrochloric acid media was investigated using various electrochemical techniques. By analyzing the cyclic voltammogram of U(VI) and Re(VII) recorded on Pt electrode, a series of electrochemical reactions associated with uranium and rhenium were recognized, indicating that U(VI) and Re(VII) undergoes a single-step electron and multistep electron process under experimental conditions, respectively. The reduction of U(VI) and Re(VII) was found to be controlled by charge transfer and diffusion in hydrochloric acid media. The diffusion coefficient of U(VI) and Re(VII)was determined to be 4.22–5.99 × 10−6 cm2 s−1 and 1.50–2.90 × 10−5 cm2 s−1, respectively, and the activation energy for the diffusion are calculated to be 18.12 kJ mol−1 and 14.52 kJ mol−1 by cyclic voltammetry at different temperatures. The reduction process of U(VI) and Re(VII) at hydrochloric acid is further studied by potentiostatic electrolysis. It is feasible to realize the reduction of uranium and rhenium from aqueous solution by electrolysis.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809
Award Identifier / Grant number: 330013
Award Identifier / Grant number: 21906018
Award Identifier / Grant number: 21906019
Award Identifier / Grant number: 22076022
Award Identifier / Grant number: 22066003
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2020NRE24
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2020NRE23
Funding source: Educational Department in Jiangxi Province
Award Identifier / Grant number: GJJ180371
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: The work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment (East China University of Technology), Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China (Nos. 21906018, 21906019, 22076022, 22066003, 2020NRE24 and 2020NRE23) and the Fundamental Research funds for the Educational Department in Jiangxi Province (GJJ180371).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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- Original Papers
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- Influence of plutonium oxidation state on the formation of molecular hydrogen, nitrous acid and nitrous oxide from alpha radiolysis of nitric acid solution
- Efficient enrichment of U(VI) by two-dimensional layered transition metal carbide composite
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