| Autor: |
U. Kamachi Mudali, C. Mallika, B. Keerthika |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
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| Zdroj: |
Electrochimica Acta. 52:6656-6664 |
| ISSN: |
0013-4686 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.electacta.2007.04.040 |
| Popis: |
Three sets of electrodes, namely Pt electroplated Ti (PET) and diffusion annealed PET (DAPET) of plating thickness 3, 5, 7 and 10 μm and thermochemically glazed mixed oxide coated titanium anode (MOCTA-G) were evaluated for their performance, with a view to optimizing the current density conditions for maximum efficiency during the electrolytic destruction of nitric acid. In the acid killing by electro-reduction process, concentration of nitric acid in the high level waste (HLW) from the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant was brought down from about 4 to 0.5 M in order to reduce the amount of HLW by subsequent evaporation and to minimise the corrosion in waste tanks during storage of the concentrated waste solution. The electrochemical reduction of 4 and 8 M nitric acid to near neutral conditions was carried out with the above-said anodes and Ti cathode at various cathodic current densities ranging from 10 to 80 mA cm−2. At current densities below 15 mA cm−2 MOCTA-G electrode worked satisfactorily, whereas PET and DAPET electrodes could withstand and function well at much higher cathodic current densities (up to 80 mA cm−2). The life assessment of a 3 μm thick PET electrode at a cathodic current density of 60 mA cm−2 in 8 M HNO3 for a period of 110 h showed no failure. Phase identification of the plated electrodes was done by XRD measurements and their surface morphology was investigated by SEM. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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