• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.549-562
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• 2020

Deionized water, methanol, and ethanol were investigated for their effectiveness at dissolving LiCl-KCl-UCl3 at 25, 35, and 50℃ using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to study the concentration evolution of uranium and mass ratio evolutions of lithium and potassium in these solvents. A visualization experiment of the dissolution of the ternary salt in solvents was performed at 25℃ for 2 min to gain further understanding of the reactions. Aforementioned solvents were evaluated for their performance on removing the adhered ternary salt from uranium dendrites that were electrochemically separated in a molten LiCl-KCl-UCl3 electrolyte (500℃) using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Findings indicate that deionized water is best suited for dissolving the ternary salt and removing adhered salt from electrodeposits. The maximum uranium concentrations detected in deionized water, methanol, and ethanol for the different temperature conditions were 8.33, 5.67, 2.79 μg·L-1 for 25℃, 10.62, 5.73, 2.50 μg·L-1 for 35℃, and 11.55, 6.75, and 4.73 μg·L-1 for 50℃. ICP-MS analysis indicates that ethanol did not take up any KCl during dissolutions investigated. SEM-EDS analysis of ethanol washed uranium dendrites confirmed that KCl was still adhered to the surface. Saturation criteria is also proposed and utilized to approximate the state of saturation of the solvents used in the dissolution trials.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2017년도 춘계학술논문요약집
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• pp.227-228
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• 2017

In this paper, electrolytic behavior of Cerium and Ce-Bi ion system was studied. The electrochemical behavior of Ce was studied in $LiCl-KCl-CeCl_3$ molten salts using electrochemical techniques Cyclic Voltammetry on tungsten electrodes at 773K. During the process of CV electrolysis, intermetallic compound were observed of Ce, Cex-Biy. Further study, in order to determine clarity of diffusion coefficient in this experiment, we will compare result of electrochemistry method and we also need to quantitative research.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.361-365
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• 2007

LiCl-KCl 공융염 내 존재하는 몇가지 희토류염화물($Ce/Nd/GdCl_3$)들의 산소와의 반응으로 인한 침전반응에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 산소와의 반응으로 형성되는 희토류침전물의 형태와 산소분산 시간(최대 420 min) 및 공융염($450{\sim}750^{\circ}C$) 온도가 침전물로의 전환율에 미치는 영향을 규명하였다. 본 연구결과 산소분산 시간 및 공융염의 온도와 무관하게 $NdCl_3$ 및 $GdCl_3$는 옥시염화물(REOCl), $CeCl_3$는 산화물($REO_2$)형태로 침전되었으며 이러한 실험결과는 반응 Gibbs free energy (${\Delta}G_r$) 를 이용한 예측 결과와도 일치하였다. 희토류염화물의 침전물로의 전환특성은 전환율 개념을 도입하여 파악하였다. 전환율은 산소분산 시간이 증가함에 따라서 지수적으로 증가하였으며 $750^{\circ}C$의 공융염 온도 및 300 min 이상의 분산시간 조건에서 0.999 이상의 전환율을 나타내었다. 공융염 온도가 증가함에 따라서 전환율이 증가하였다. Ce의 경우에는 60 min 이상의 산소분산 조건에서 전 실험온도 범위에서 0.999 이상의 일정한 전환율을 나타내었다

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.740-746
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• 2011

Thermally activated batteries have good stability, reliability and long shelf life. Due to these characteristics and operational mechanism, thermal batteries are usually applied to military power sources. Especially, Li/$FeS_2$ thermal batteries, which are used mostly in these days, use LiCl-KCl and LiBr-LiCl-LiF as electrolytes. The electrochemistry of thermal batteries have been researched for long time, however, electrochemical study using impedance spectroscopy was not published so much. Through this research, microscopic electrochemical research was investigated with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(E.I.S). Electrolyte effects on Li/$FeS_2$ thermal battery was researched changing electrolytes, LiCl-KCl and LiBr-LiCl-LiF. Additionally, the salts, which are added to electrolytes, effects on thermal battery were researched. It is expected that the impedance spectroscopy analysis is applicable to not only thermal battery electrochemical study effectively, but also, thermal battery developments.

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2000년도 춘계총회,특별강연,심포지움,연구발표회
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• pp.112.1-112.1
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• 2000

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.3871-3874
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• 2012

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.863-866
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• 2011

The electrode reaction of $Eu^{3+}$ in a LiCl-KCl eutectic melt has been re-examined using cyclic voltammetry (CV). In this work, for the first time, the kinetic details of a $Eu^{3+}/Eu^{2+}$ redox system have been completely elucidated, along with the thermodynamic property, through a curve fitting applied to experimental CV data, which were obtained in a wide scan rate range of 0.5 to 10 V/s. The simulated results showed an excellent fit to all experimental CV data simultaneously, even though the curve fittings were performed within a large dynamic range of initial transfer coefficient values, formal potentials, and standard rate constants. As a result, a proper formal potential, transfer coefficient, and standard rate constant for the $Eu^{3+}/Eu^{2+}$ redox system were successfully extracted using the CV curve fitting.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.421-437
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• 2020

This study provides an assessment on a proposed method for separation of cesium, strontium, and barium using electrochemical reduction at a liquid bismuth cathode in LiCl-KCl eutectic salt, investigated via cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS). CV studies were performed at temperatures of 723-823 K and concentrations of the target species up to 4.0wt%. Redox reactions occurring during potential sweeps were observed. Concentration of BaCl2 in the salt did not seem to influence the diffusivity in the studied concentration range up to 4.0wt%. The presence of strontium in the system affected the redox reaction of lithium; however, there were no distinguishable redox peaks that could be measured. Impedance spectra obtained from EIS methods were used to calculate the exchange current densities of the electroactive active redox couple at the bismuth cathode. Results show the rate-controlling step in deposition to be the mass transport of Cs+ ions from the bulk salt to the cathode surface layer. Results from SEM-EDS suggest that Cs-Bi and Sr-Bi intermetallics from LiCl-KCl salt are not thermodynamically favorable.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.1013-1021
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• 2024

A series of experiments were performed to produce a fuel source for a molten salt reactor (MSR) through pyroprocessing technology. A simulated LiCl-KCl-UCl₃-NdCl₃ salt system was prepared, and the U element was fully recovered using a liquid cadmium cathode (LCC) by applying a constant current. As a result, the salt was purified with an UCl₃ concentration lower than 100 ppm. Subsequently, the U/RE ingot was prepared by melting U and RE metals in Y₂O₃ crucible at 1473 K as a surrogate for RE-rich ingot product from pyroprocessing. The produced ingot was sliced and used as a working electrode in LiCl-KCl-LaCl₃ salt. Only RE elements were then anodically dissolved by applying potential at - 1.7 V versus Ag/AgCl reference electrode. The RE-removed ingot product was used to produce UCl₃ via the reaction with NH4Cl in a sealed reactor.

• 폴리머
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.802-809
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• 2000

Poly(L-glutamic acid) (PLGA)와 PVA 블렌드막을 제조한 후, ethanol 수용액중에서 막증의 polypeptide 사슬의 2차구조 전이거동에 미치는 용매조성 및 대이온종의 영향과 알칼리 금속 이온 (Li, na, K, Cs)에 대한 투과특성을 조사하였다. 막중 PLG 알칼리 금속염의 helix 형성거동에 있어 대이온 선택성은 Li>Na>K>Cs의 순으로 관찰되었고, 이와 같은 특이성은 탈용매화 에너지와 정전에너지의 감소에 따른 고분자 하전기와 대이온과의 contact ion-pair 형성에 의한 것으로 설명하였다. 또한 PLGA/PVA 블렌드막의 ethanol 수용액 중에서의 알칼리 금속이온의 투과거동을 살펴보면, ethanol 농도가 점차 증가함에 따라 K, Cs의 경우는 투고도가 증가한, Li, Na의 경우에는 감소하였다. K, Cs 이온의 경우 대이온과 염소이온간의 ion-pair (M$^{+}{\cdot}$Cl$^{-}$)형성에 의한 Donnan배제효과의 감소와 중성염 형태로의 분배량 증가때문인 것으로, Li, Na 이온의 경우 막중의 coil-helix 구조전이에 따른 자유체적의 감소와 고분자 하전기와의 상호작용이 증가하여 확산성이 크게 감소하였기 때문인 것으로 생각된다.