About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Materials and Chemistry for Molten Salt Systems
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Presentation Title |
Spectroelectrochemical Detection of Moisture Related Impurities in Molten Salts |
Author(s) |
Thomas Selmi, Dev Chidambaram |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Thomas Selmi |
Abstract Scope |
The corrosivity of molten salts is known to increase due to the presence of moisture in the salts. Residual moisture can form oxides, hydroxides, oxyhalides, and hydrogen halide acid impurities in the molten salt, all of which are known to increase the corrosion rate of metals exposed to the salt. To increase the safety and reliability of molten salt systems, online monitoring systems are needed to detect the incursion of moisture and the resulting impurities. Results from experiments coupling both in-situ optical spectroscopy and electrochemical methods for the detection of moisture related impurities will be presented.
Acknowledgements: This project is supported by DOE NEUP award DE-NE-0009370. T.S. is supported by DOE’s Nuclear Energy Graduate Fellowship under award DE-NE0009105. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Process Technology, Energy Conversion and Storage, Other |