| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Late News Poster Session
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| Presentation Title |
Development of Mg2+/0 Reference Electrode Chemistry for the Electrochemical Investigation of Nickel Alloy Corrosion in UCl3 Containing Chloride Melts |
| Author(s) |
Charles Lhermitte, Scott Parker, Matt Jackson, Marisa Monreal |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Charles Lhermitte |
| Abstract Scope |
Understanding corrosion in the presence of actinides is key to the development of improved materials for molten salt reactors, as well as for improving pyrochemical processes. Electrochemistry plays an important role in studying actinide behavior in these systems. One key challenge with performing electrochemistry in molten salts is the lack of a good reference electrode. The most commonly used reference electrodes are either challenging to prepare, or provide unreliable reference potentials. In this report, we describe the use of the Mg2+/0 couple as a reference in molten MgCl2-NaCl. We demonstrate that this reference is straightforward to prepare and to use, in addition to providing a robust and reliable reference potential over a range of melt temperatures (500 – 675 °C). Finally, using this new type of reference electrode, we perform electrochemical experiments to investigate the thermodynamic favorability, as well as the kinetics of, nickel corrosion in actinide bearing chloride melts. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |
| Keywords |
High-Temperature Materials, Copper / Nickel / Cobalt, Nuclear Materials |