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A method and device for measuring the concentration of metal ions in molten salt

A metal ion concentration, molten salt technology, applied in the direction of material electrochemical variables, can solve the problem of large limitations of molten salt concentration, and achieve the effect of accurate measurement data

Active Publication Date: 2021-03-09
CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY
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However, the high temperature and corrosiveness of most molten salts and the volatile characteristics of some molten salts put forward higher requirements for the design of spectroscopic equipment
Therefore, the use of spectroscopic techniques to study the concentration of molten salts has relatively large limitations.

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[0062] like figure 1 As shown, a kind of device of measuring silver ion concentration in the molten salt that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprises:

[0063] Crucible 1, which accommodates LiCl-KCl molten salt, and a crucible hanging basket 2 for carrying it is also arranged outside the crucible;

[0064] Reference electrode 3, inserted in the heated LiCl-KCl molten salt (LiCl-KCl melt), said reference electrode includes LiCl-KCl reference solution, Pyrex tube diaphragm and Ag / Ag+ electric pair, wherein, Ag is Silver wire, silver wire diameter 0.5mm, Ag + The concentration of can be selected as 2mol%;

[0065] The working electrode 4 is inserted into the heated LiCl-KCl molten salt (LiCl-KCl melt), and the working electrode is a 1mm silver wire;

[0066] Two electrode leads 5, one end of the electrode leads are respectively connected with the reference electrode 3 and the working electrode 4;

[0067] A glove box, comprising a first glove box 6 and a ...

Embodiment 2

[0088] This embodiment measures LiCl-KCl-CeCl 3 The concentration of cerium ion in the eutectic melt, the device of measuring the concentration of cerium ion in molten salt is similar to embodiment 1, and working electrode adopts the cerium rod of 5mm, and measurement method is the same as silver ion experiment, introduces cerium ion by adding dry cerium chloride , every time adding CeCl 3 Stir all together afterwards.

[0089] For the experiments on cerium, figure 1 The measuring device consists of the following primary cells:

[0090] Ag / AgCl(2mol%) / LiCl-KCl||LiCl-KCl / CeCl 3 (m) / Ce

[0091] The electrode potential expression of silver is as follows:

[0092]

[0093] The electrode potential expression of cerium is as follows:

[0094]

[0095] The potential difference is:

[0096]

[0097] The concentration of cerium ions in the molten salt is expressed as:

[0098]

[0099] Experimentally obtained E, the concentration of cerium ions in the molten salt ca...

Embodiment 3

[0103] This embodiment measures LiCl-KCl-UCl 3 The concentration of uranium ions in the eutectic melt, the device for measuring the concentration of uranium ions in the molten salt is similar to that of Example 1, the working electrode adopts a 5mm uranium-plated rod, the measurement process is the same as that of cerium ions, and the uranium is introduced by adding dry uranium trichloride ions, and UCl 3 The addition of UCl is also completed using a special-shaped quartz funnel, each time adding UCl 3 Stirring afterwards.

[0104] LiCl-KCl-UCl 3 The theoretical analysis of the concentration of uranium ions in the eutectic melt is as follows:

[0105] For uranium experiments, figure 1 The measurement experimental device consists of the following primary battery:

[0106] Ag / AgCl(2mol%) / LiCl-KCl||LiCl-KCl / UCl 3 (m) / U

[0107] The electrode potential expression of silver is as follows:

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[0109] The electrode potential expression of uranium is as follows:

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Abstract

The invention discloses a method and device for determining the concentration of metal ions in molten salt. The method comprises the steps of immersing a reference electrode and a working electrode ina LiCl-KCl melt; adding a dry metal compound to be tested to introduce the metal ions to be tested, and stirring; obtaining a standard curve of the concentration of the metal ions and a potential difference E, and measuring the potential difference E between the working electrode and the reference electrode to obtain the concentration of the metal ions. The method and device can achieve on-line concentration monitoring in situ without sampling and sample processing, and can measure the concentration of any metal ion, and the measurement data is accurate; balance potential measurement is directly conducted under the premise of eliminating the influence factors of kinetics, and the concentration of the ions in the molten salt can be accurately obtained.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of spent fuel reprocessing; in particular, it relates to a method and device for measuring the concentration of metal ions in molten salt. Background technique [0002] Molten salt electrolytic refining technology has been widely used in the purification and separation of metals, and it has also received more and more attention in the field of spent fuel reprocessing. In the process of molten salt electrolytic refining, the concentration of target ions has a certain influence on the anodic dissolution and cathodic deposition rate of metals in the process; in addition, the judgment of the end point of electrolytic refining can also be realized by measuring the change of ion concentration. Therefore, in the process of electrolytic refining, the determination of ion concentration in the research process is of great significance for a deeper understanding of the chemical process in the post-treatment process, and then to ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01N27/26
CPCG01N27/26
Inventor 贾艳虹何辉林如山陈辉
Owner CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY