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Electrochemical studies on rhenium in fused LiCl-KCl eutectic

✍ Scribed by R.A. Bailey; A.A. Nobile


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1972
Tongue
English
Weight
828 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
0013-4686

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✦ Synopsis


Potentiometric and polarographic studies were carried out on Re(IV) and ReO4-in the LiCI-KC1 eutectic at 450-550°C. The reversible apparent standard potential of the Re(I~/Re(0) couple here is --0.389 -1-(5-6 x 10-') (t --450) V vs the standard Pt(ID/Pt(0) reference. Rhenium metal can be electrodeposited from these melts, but potentials exceeding about --1 V result in prodeposition of Li(0) which partly dissolves in the rhenium. Anodic dissolution of rhenium metal produces Re(IV) and Re(III); the latter disproportionates at once to Re(IV) and Re(0). This reaction will support only low current densities. Re(IV) is stable indefinitely in the melt, but addition of K2ReCI6 to the melt involves some decomposition to metal during the dissolution process.

ReO,-can be reduced to Re(0) in the eutectic at --1.2 V with high current efficiency. Stable intermediate oxidation states were not observed.

Rasum~ Etudes potentiom6triques et polarographiques relatives ~t Re(IV) et ReO,-dans l'eutectique LiCI-KCi, entr~ 450 et 550°C. Le potentiel standard apparent r6v©rsible du couple Re(IV)/Re(O) est iei --0,389 -k (5,6 × 10 --4) (t --450) V par rapport/t la r6f6rencePt(II)/Pt(O). Lerh6nium m6tailique peut etre 6lectrod6pos~/t partir de ces sels, mais des potentiels exc6dant --1 V environ r6sultent clans la pr6disposition de Li(O)/t se dissoudre partiellement dans le rh6nium. La dissolution anodique du rhenium m6tallique produit Re(IV) et Re(III); co dernier se dismute imm6diatement on Re(IV) et Re(O). Cette r6aetinn ne se naanifeste qu'aux faibles densities de courant. Re(IV) est stable ind6finimerit darts le m61ange mais l'addition de I~ReCI6 provoque un certain degr6 de d6eomposition en m~tal au cours du processus de dissolution.

ReO,-peut ~tre r6duit en Re(O) dans l'euteetique ~ --1,2 V avee un rendement de courant 61ev6. Des dtats stables d'oxydation intcrm6diaires n'ont pas ~t6 observ6s.


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