Electrochemical behavior of Cu in the (NaCl-KCl-CuCl) molten salt

  • ZHANG Kuai ,
  • LI Yun-Gang
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  • 1. College of Metallurgy & Energy, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063009, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004,China
    3. Qinggong College, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063009, China

Received date: 2011-05-17

  Revised date: 2011-07-28

  Online published: 2011-12-22

Abstract

The electrochemical reaction mechanism and electrocrystallization process of Cu on copper electrode in the eutectic NaCl-KCl-CuCl molten salt were investigated by means of cyclic voltammetry, chronopotentiometry and chronoamperometry technique at 710 ℃. The results show that the electrochemical reaction process of Cu is a quasi-reversible process mix-controlled by Cu+ diffusion rate and electron transport rate; the electrochemical reduction mechanism is Cu++e→Cu; the electrocrystallization process of copper is an instantaneous hemispheroid three-dimensional nucleation process; the Cu+ diffusion coefficient is 4.3×10-4~cm2•s-1 under the experimental conditions.

Cite this article

ZHANG Kuai , LI Yun-Gang . Electrochemical behavior of Cu in the (NaCl-KCl-CuCl) molten salt[J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2011 , 24(6) : 466 -472 . DOI: 10.11890/1006-7191-116-466

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