A study of the reaction pathways during electrochemical reduction of dense Nb2O5 pellets in molten CaCl2 medium

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-62

  Sri Maha Vishnu, D ^a   Sanil, N ^a   Shakila, L ^a   Panneerselvam, G ^a   Sudha, R ^a   Mohandas, K S ^a   Nagarajan, K ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium chloride; Electrochemical reduction; Niobium pentoxide; Ternary intermediates; Total solubilised basicity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REDUCTION; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; NIOBIUM PENTOXIDE; REACTION PATHWAYS; TERNARY INTERMEDIATES;

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CATHODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NIOBIUM; PELLETIZING; POLARIZATION; SINTERING; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

NIOBIUM OXIDE;

EID: 84878017688     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.135     Document Type: Article

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