A parametric study of operating carbon anodes in the oxide reduction process
| Autor: | Augustus Merwin, James L. Willit, Perry N. Motsegood, Mark A. Williamson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Materials science 020209 energy Uranium dioxide Oxide 02 engineering and technology Electrolyte 010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry Electrochemistry 01 natural sciences Cathode 0104 chemical sciences Anode law.invention Cathodic protection chemistry.chemical_compound Nuclear Energy and Engineering chemistry Chemical engineering law 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering General Materials Science Lithium oxide |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nuclear Materials. 511:297-303 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3115 |
| Popis: | A parametric study of the electrolytic reduction of uranium dioxide in molten lithium chloride – lithium oxide using carbon anodes was conducted to determine the operational parameter values necessary for high yields. Operational parameters evaluated in this study include anode and cathode current densities, anodic polarization, UO2 batch size, and method of electrochemical control. Seven oxide reduction experiments were conducted with between 25 g and 100 g UO2. The current density on the cathode was the critical parameter, which indicates the reduction process is kinetically controlled by cathodic reactions. High cell currents were achieved without the application of high anodic potentials by using a large anode surface area. This approach facilitates efficient reduction at high throughput without production of chlorine or other corrosive gasses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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