Electrolytic reduction behavior of U3O8 in a molten LiCl-Li2O salt

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3485-3492

  Park, B H ^a   Lee, I W ^a   Seo, C S ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Materials processing; Molten salt; Powders; Separations; U3O8

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYSIS; REDUCTION;

MATERIALS PROCESSING; MOLTEN SALT;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CURRENT DENSITY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYSIS; REDUCTION; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 44749091710     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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