The effects of changing the eutectic melt compositions on the electrochemical properties of EuCl3 under pyroprocessing conditions have been studied.   Even though several studies on the electrochemical properties of europium in eutectic melts can be found in the literature the results cannot be easily compared because of differences in experimental setup.  This has led to an inability to compare the effects that changing the eutectic melt composition has on the electrochemical properties of EuCl3.  To fill this gap we looked at the properties of EuCl3 within different eutectic mixtures (LiCl/NaCl, LiCl/KCl, LiCl/RbCl, and LiCl/CsCl) over a range of temperatures (370�C � 800�C) using different electrochemical techniques. This paper will discuss the observed trends in the diffusion coefficients and standard redox potential over the temperature range, and will also compare the different melt compositions with one another.

Effects of changing the eutectic melt composition on the electrochemical properties of europium(III) chloride under pyroprocessing conditions

245th National Meeting (2013)

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