<p>To extract Lu from LiCl–KCl molten salt, the electrochemical behavior of Lu(III) were explored by different electrochemical methods. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), reverse chronopotentiometry (RCP) and square-wave voltammetry (SWV) demonstrated that Lu metal was formed by one-step three-electron transfer when Lu(III) was reduced on W electrode, and the electrode reaction is reversible controlled by diffusion. The diffusion coefficient of Lu(III) in molten salt was calculated to be 1.68 × 10<sup>–5</sup> cm<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup> by SWV. Only BiLu was formed when the co-deposition of Lu(III) and Bi(III) was conducted at 773 K, which was confirmed by anode chronopotentiometry. The influence of temperature on the types of Bi-Lu intermetallic compounds was also explored. In addition, the thermodynamic parameters of BiLu were estimated by open circuit chronopotentiometry. The extraction efficiency of Lu(III) reach up to 89.54% when the constant-current electrolysis continued for 12 h based on the result of ICP-OES, and the product was characterized by SEM–EDS.</p>

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Electrochemical co-deposition of Lu(III) with Bi(III) and extraction of Lu on Bi electrode

  • Xin Zhang,
  • Yuying Xiao,
  • Wenlong Li,
  • Ming Gong,
  • Ziqin Huang,
  • Ji Wang,
  • Deqian Zeng,
  • Lifeng Chen,
  • Yuezhou Wei

摘要

To extract Lu from LiCl–KCl molten salt, the electrochemical behavior of Lu(III) were explored by different electrochemical methods. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), reverse chronopotentiometry (RCP) and square-wave voltammetry (SWV) demonstrated that Lu metal was formed by one-step three-electron transfer when Lu(III) was reduced on W electrode, and the electrode reaction is reversible controlled by diffusion. The diffusion coefficient of Lu(III) in molten salt was calculated to be 1.68 × 10–5 cm2 s−1 by SWV. Only BiLu was formed when the co-deposition of Lu(III) and Bi(III) was conducted at 773 K, which was confirmed by anode chronopotentiometry. The influence of temperature on the types of Bi-Lu intermetallic compounds was also explored. In addition, the thermodynamic parameters of BiLu were estimated by open circuit chronopotentiometry. The extraction efficiency of Lu(III) reach up to 89.54% when the constant-current electrolysis continued for 12 h based on the result of ICP-OES, and the product was characterized by SEM–EDS.