Abstract
Electro-deoxidation technology plays an important role in both industrial production and spent fuel reprocessing. In this work, the cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV) and open circuit chronopotentiometry (OCP) were applied to study the electrochemical behavior of U3O8 and MoO3 cathode in the CaCl2-NaCl melt at 873 K. The electrolytic reduction of U3O8-MoO3 was conducted at −2.38 V (vs Ag/AgCl) for 3.8 h, and the reduced production of metallic U and Mo was successfully confirmed by XRD analysis.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research-Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai Branch
Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai
Shanghai Sailing Program
Publisher
The Electrochemical Society
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Electrochemistry,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Condensed Matter Physics,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials