Interaction of sodium vapor and graphite studied by thermogravimetric analysis

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1239-1244

  Wang, Z ^a   Ratvik, A P ^b   Skybakmoen, E ^b   Grande, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminum electrolysis; DFT calculation; Graphite; Sodium diffusion; Thermogravimetry

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYSIS; EXHIBITIONS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT METALS; MONITORING; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS; BULK DIFFUSIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY SIMULATIONS; DFT CALCULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION; GRAPHITIZED CARBONS; SOLID SOLUBILITIES; SURFACE ADSORPTION;

SODIUM;

EID: 84899802819     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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