• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 산화조건하 LiCl-KCl 공융염내에서 란탄계 염화물의 하나인 $PrCl_3$의 열적거동을 살펴보았다. 먼저 산소를 주입하면서 $PrCl_3$의 열중량분석(TGA; thermogravimetric analysis)을 실시하였고, 이 때 얻어진 결과들을 바탕으로, 산소분산법을 이용하여 온도에 따른 LiCl-KCl 공융염내 $PrCl_3$의 산화실험을 수행하였다. $PrCl_3$의 열중량분석 결과에 따르면, 약 $380^{\circ}C$까지 $PrCl_3$에서 염소의 해 리가 급격하게 발생되었고 약 $600^{\circ}C$에서 $PrCl_3$가 PrOCl로 전환되는 반응이 종료되는 것으로 확인되었다. 산소분산법에 의한 LiCl-KCl 공융염내 $PrCl_3$의 열적거동은 산화조건에서 열중량분석시 나타난 $PrCl_3$의 열적거동과 유사하였고, 발생된 PrOCl은 공융염내에서 불용성 화합물로써 바닥으로 침전하였다. 산소분산법에 의한 공융염내 $PrCl_3$의 PrOCl로의 전환은 $650^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서 활발하게 진행되었고, 이 때 발생되는 배기가스내 $Cl_2$의 농도분석을 통해 공융염내 $PrCl_3$의 전환상태를 예측할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2024

Pyrochemical processing and molten-salt reactors have recently garnered significant attention as they are promising options for future nuclear technologies, such as those for recycling spent nuclear fuels and the next generation of nuclear reactors. Both of these technologies require the use of high-temperature molten salt. To implement these technologies, one must understand the electrochemical behavior of fission products in molten salts, lanthanides, and actinides. In this study, a rotating-disk-electrode (RDE) measurement system for high-temperature molten salts is constructed and tested by investigating the electrochemical reactions of Sm³⁺ in LiCl-KCl melts. The results show that the reduction of Sm³⁺ presents the Levich behavior in LiCl-KCl melts. Using the RDE system, not only is the diffusion-layer thickness of Sm³⁺ measured in high-temperature molten salts but also various electrochemical parameters for Sm³⁺ in LiCl-KCl melts, including the diffusion coefficient, Tafel slope, and exchange current density, are determined.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.653-660
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• 2022

The interaction between UN and CdCl₂ in the LiCl-KCl molten eutectic was studied at 1023 K. The chlorination was monitored by sampling and recording the redox potential of the medium. At 1023 K the chlorination of UN with cadmium chloride in the molten LiCl-KCl eutectic proceeds completely and results in the formation of uranium chlorides. The melts of the LiCl-KCl-UCl₃ or LiCl-KCl-UCl₄ compositions can be obtained by the end of experiment depending on the presence of metallic cadmium in the reaction zone. The higher the concentration of the chlorinating agent, the faster the reaction rate. At [CdCl₂]/[UN] = 1.65 (10% excess) the reaction proceeds to completion in about 7.5 h. At [CdCl₂]/[UN] = 7 the complete chlorination takes 2.5-3 h.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2017

Densities of molten salt mixtures of eutectic LiCl-KCl with $UCl_3$, $CeCl_3$, or $LaCl_3$ at various concentrations (up to 13 wt%) were measured using a liquid surface displacement probe. Linear relationships between the mixture density and the concentration of the added salt were observed. For $LaCl_3$ and $CeCl_3$, the measured densities were significantly higher than those previously reported from Archimedes' method. In the case of $LiCl-KCl-UCl_3$, the data fit the ideal mixture density model very well. For the other salts, the measured densities exceeded the ideal model prediction by about 2%.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.423-427
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• 2018

For diamond/metal composites it is better to use diamond particles coated with metal carbide because of improved wettability between the diamond particles and the matrix. In this study, the coating of diamond particles with a chromium carbide layer is investigated. On heating diamond and chromium powders at $800{\sim}900^{\circ}C$ in molten salts of LiCl, KCl, $CaCl_2$, the diamond particles are coated with $Cr_7C_3$. The surfaces of the diamond powders are analyzed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The average thickness of the $Cr_7C_3$ coating layers is calculated from the result of the particle size analysis. By using the molten salt method, the $Cr_7C_3$ coating layer is uniformly formed on the diamond particles at a relatively low temperature at which the graphitization of the diamond particles is avoided. Treatment temperatures are lower than those in the previously proposed methods. The coated layer is thickened with an increase in heating temperature up to $900^{\circ}C$. The coating reaction of the diamond particles with chromium carbide is much more rapid in $LiCl-KCl-CaCl_2$ molten salts than with the molten salts of $KCl-CaCl_2$.

• 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.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.337-346
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• 2020

Two commonly used ceramics in molten salt research are alumina and mullite. The two ceramics were exposed to a combination of rare earth chlorides (YCl₃, SmCl₃, NdCl₃, PrCl₃, and CeCl₃; each rare earth chloride of 1.8 weight percent) in LiCl-KCl at 773 K for approximately 13 days. Scanning electron microscopy with wave dispersion spectra was utilized to investigate a formation layer or deposition of rare earths onto the ceramic. Only the major constituents of the ceramics (Al, Si, and O₂) were observed during the wave dispersion spectra. X-ray fluorescence was used as well to determine concentration changes in the molten salt as a function of ceramic exposure time. This study shows no evidence of ionic exchange or layer formation between the ceramics and molten chloride salt mixture. There are signs of surface tension effects of molten salt moving out of the tantalum crucible into secondary containment.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2017년도 춘계학술논문요약집
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• pp.84-85
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• 2017

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

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2017년도 추계학술논문요약집
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• pp.83-84
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• 2017

This study, electrolytic behavior of Thulium and Tm-Bi ion system was studied. The electrochemical behavior of Tm was studied in $LiCl-KCl-TmCl_3$ molten salts using electrochemical techniques Cyclic Voltammetry on tungsten electrodes at 773K. During the process of CV and SWV, intermetallic compound were observed Bi-Tm. 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.