• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 2024

The electrochemical extraction of uranium in ternary low melting LiCl-KCl-CsCl eutectic on inert and reactive electrodes via different electrochemical techniques was investigated. It was established that the electrochemical reduction process of U(III) ions on the inert W electrode was irreversible and proceeded in one stage. On reactive liquid Ga and liquid Cd electrodes the reduction of uranium ions took place with the considerable depolarization with the formation of UGa₂, UGa₃ and UCd₁₁ intermetallic compounds. Thermodynamic characteristics of uranium compounds and alloys were calculated. The conditions for the extraction of uranium from the electrolyte in the form of alloys on both liquid reactive electrodes via potentiostatic electrolysis were found.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.309-315
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• 2000

The changes of Np oxidation state in nitric acid and the effect of nitrous acid on the oxidation state were analyzed by spectrophotometry, solvent extraction, and electrochemical methods. An enhancement of Np extraction to 30 vol.% TBP was carried out through adjustment of Np oxidation state by using a glassy carbon fiber column electrode system. The information of electrolytic behavior of nitric acid was important because the nitrous acid affecting the Np redox reaction was generated during the electrolytic adjustment of the Np oxidation state. The Np solution used in this work consisted of Np（V) and Np（Ⅵ）without （IV）. The composition of Np（V) in the range of 0.5M -5.5 M nitric acid was 32% ~ 19%. The electrolytic oxidation of Np（V) to Np（Ⅵ）in the solution enhanced Np extraction efficiency about five times higher than the case without the electrolytic oxidation. It was confirmed that the nitrous acid of less than about 10-5 M acted as a catalyst to accelerate the chemical oxidation reaction of Np（V) to Np（Ⅵ）.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.49-61
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• 2024

The present study concerns a removal of chloride ions and structural behaviour of concrete beam at electrochemical chloride extraction (ECE). The electrochemical properties included 1000 mA/m2 current density for 2, 4 and 8 weeks. It was found that an increase in the duration of ECE resulted in an increase in the extraction rate of chlorides, in the range of 35-85%, irrespective of chloride contamination. In structural behaviour, the strength and maximum bending moment of specimen was always lowered by ECE. Moreover, the flexural rigidity and bending stiffness were reduced by the loss of effective cross-section area in the linear elastic range. Simultaneously, the inertia moment was substantially subjected to 70% loss of the cross-section by the tensile strain at the condition of the failure. However, a lower rate of the inertia moment reduction was achieved by ECE, implying the higher resistance to the cracking, but the higher risk of deformation.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 1998년도 제1회 총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.50-50
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• 1998

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.553-557
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 전기화학적 염화물 추출법에 따른 염소이온 제거 성능을 평가하였다. 4M의 NaCl 수용액을 이용하여 염소이온을 콘크리트 내부로 침투 시켰으며, 1년간의 양생기간이후 전기화학적 염화물 추출법을 적용하였다. 1,000 mA/m²의 전류밀도를 2주, 4주, 8주간 인가하였으며, 2 mm 단위로 총 염소이온과 자유 염소이온을 프로파일 하였다. 전기화학적 염화물 추출법을 적용한 시편에서 모든 깊이에서의 잔존 염화물 농도가 감소하였으며, 적용 기간이 증가함에 따라 염소이온 농도가 감소하였다. 8주간의 적용기간 이후 총 염소이온 프로파일에서 62.9~77.6 %의 염소이온 제거 성능을 나타내었으며, 자유 염소이온 프로파일에서 77.7~99.5 %의 제거 성능을 나타내었다. 특히, 콘크리트 표면으로부터 7 mm 이상의 깊이에서 잔존 자유 염소이온 농도는 시멘트량 대비 0.01 % 이하로 나타났다. 또한 고정화된 염소이온 프로파일을 통하여 전기화학적 염화물 추출법으로 인해 고정화된 염소이온이 제거될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2000

전기화학적 염소 추출법에 의해 염분이 함유된 시멘트 모르터내의 철근의 방식효과를 고찰하였다 초기에 혼입된 염 중 약 $43\%$가 Friedel 염 형태로 시멘트 모르터내에 고정되었으며, 전기화학적 염소추출법에 의해 가용성 염소이온의 추출이 가능하였다. Fick's 2nd law에 의해 시간 및 거리에 따른 농도 profile의 예측이 가능하였으며, 이는 실제값에 근접하였다. 전기화학적 염소추출법 수행 후 부식전위는 양의 방향으로 상승하였으며, 교류 임피던스결과 부식이 억제됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

The ionic liquids are known to potential alternative solvents capable of replacing the commercial solvents in various processes including those in nuclear fuel cycle. As to the material, a number of studies have already reviewed the interesting results and addressed the spectroscopic as well as electrochemical behaviors of metal elements included in spent nuclear fuels. It has found that the important properties of metal ions in TBP dissolved ILs have led the development of alternative technologies to traditional solvent extraction processes. On the other hand, the electrochemical deposition of metal ions in ILs have been investigated for the application of the solvents to aqueous as well as to non-aqueous processes. In this work, a review on the application of ILs in nuclear fuel cycle is briefly presented to understand the notable researches on ILs focusing on aqueous processes.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 1997

Vanadium tungsten oxide thin films were formed by RF magnetron sputtering and the effects of tungsten addition on the crystallinity and on the electrochemical behavior were investigated. X-ray analysis revealed that amorphized films could be obtained by tungase addition. In order to investigate the electrochemical behavior of the vanadium tungsten oxide films, electrochemical insertion and extraction of lithium were out in 1m $LiCIO_4$-PC-DME electrolyte using litium metal as a counter electrode. When the tungsten was added to the $V_2O_5$ films, cycling reversibility was considerably improved. Electrochemical test showed the cell capacity of about $70\mu\;Ah/\textrm{cm}^2-\mu\textrm{m}$ when the amount of additive tungseten reached 30 atomic percent. No appreciable degradation of the cell capacity could be observed after hundred cycles of insertion and extration od Li.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2011

The influences of the thickness and microstructure of Fe layer on the electrochemical performances of Fe/Si multilayer thin film anodes were investigated. The Fe/Si multilayer films were prepared by electron beam evaporation, in which Fe layer was deposited with/without simultaneous bombardment of Ar ion. The kinetics of Li insertion/extraction reactions in the early stage are slowed down with increasing the thickness of Fe layer, but such a slowdown seems to be negligible for thin Fe layers less than about $500{\AA}$. When the Fe layer was deposited with ion bombardment, even the $300{\AA}$ thick Fe layer significantly suppress Li diffusion through the Fe layer. This is attributed to the dense microstructure of Fe layer, induced by ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD). It appears that the Fe/Si multilayer films prepared with IBAD show good cyclability compared to the film deposited without IBAD.

• Carbon letters
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• 제1권3_4호
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• pp.129-132
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• 2001

Carbonaceous thin films were prepared from acetylene and argon gases by plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (Plasma CVD) at 873 K. The carbonaceous thin films were characterized by mainly Raman spectroscopy, and their electrochemical properties were studied by cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge measurements in propylene carbonate (PC) solution. Raman spectra showed that crystallinity of carbonaceous thin films is correlated by the applied RF power. The difference of the applied RF power also affected on the results of cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge measurements. In PC solution, intercalation and de-intercalation of lithium ion can occur as well as in the mixed solution of EC and DEC.