Electrochemical behavior of graphite anode during anode effect in cryolite molten salts

Autor: Zhongning Shi, Xian-wei Hu, Zhaowen Wang, Bingliang Gao, Gong Chen
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China. 22:2306-2311
ISSN: 1003-6326
DOI: 10.1016/s1003-6326(11)61464-7
Popis: Anodic electrochemical behavior was studied on graphite anode at 1000 °C in cryolite-alumina molten salt by means of cyclic voltammetry. The high current peak in a typical cyclic voltammogram was discussed. It is considered that a type of oxyfluoroaliminate complex anions reacts with carbon to form a high-resistance CF film on the anode surface at a high potential. The passivation potential is 3.28 V in 0.5% alumina-containing electrolyte, and the passivation potential increases with alumina content increasing which indicates that the alumina content determines the anodic process in the cryolite-alumina molten salt system.
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