Electrochemical reduction behavior of a highly porous SIMFUEL particle in a LiCl molten salt

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 207-208, Issue , 2012, Pages 514-520

  Choi, Eun Young ^a   Lee, Jae Won ^a   Park, Jang Jin ^a   Hur, Jin Mok ^a   Kim, Jong Kook ^a   Jung, Kyeong Youl ^b   Jeong, Sang Mun ^c  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrochemical reduction; Molten salt; Pyroprocessing; Reduction extent; SIMFUEL particle

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; FEED MATERIALS; MOLTEN SALT; POROUS STRUCTURES; PYROPROCESSING; RARE EARTH OXIDE; SIMFUEL; URANIUM OXIDES;

FUSED SALTS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; SINTERING; URANIUM;

ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION;

EID: 84866879284     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.161     Document Type: Article

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