The chlorination of rare earth oxides by MgCl2 was investigated in the molten chlorides. To reduce the solvent salt volatility, the LiCl-NaCl mixture was selected as a solvent by comparing the mass loss of the Li ClNa...The chlorination of rare earth oxides by MgCl2 was investigated in the molten chlorides. To reduce the solvent salt volatility, the LiCl-NaCl mixture was selected as a solvent by comparing the mass loss of the Li ClNaCl with LiCl-KCl melts after the addition of MgCl2 in the temperature range of 873 K to 1073 K. The dissolution behavior of La2O3 was investigated in the LiCl-NaCl-MgCl2 melts by XRD measurements and ICP-AES analysis of the melts, which indicated that La2O3 was chlorinated by Mg Cl2 to produce La Cl3. The reduction peak of La(Ⅲ) in the LiCl-Na Cl-MgCl2-La2O3 melts was observed from cyclic voltammogram and square wave voltammogram. The Mg-La alloy obtained by galvanostatic electrolysis in the LiCl-NaCl-MgCl2-La2O3 melts was characterized by XRD and SEM-EDS, indicating that the Mg-La alloy consisted of Mg and La2Mg17 phases.展开更多
基金Supported by Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology,Ministry of Educationthe National Natural Science foundation of China(Nos.21271054 and 21173060)+1 种基金the Major Research plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91326113 and91226201)the Fundamental Research funds for the Central Universities(No.HEUCF201403001)
文摘The chlorination of rare earth oxides by MgCl2 was investigated in the molten chlorides. To reduce the solvent salt volatility, the LiCl-NaCl mixture was selected as a solvent by comparing the mass loss of the Li ClNaCl with LiCl-KCl melts after the addition of MgCl2 in the temperature range of 873 K to 1073 K. The dissolution behavior of La2O3 was investigated in the LiCl-NaCl-MgCl2 melts by XRD measurements and ICP-AES analysis of the melts, which indicated that La2O3 was chlorinated by Mg Cl2 to produce La Cl3. The reduction peak of La(Ⅲ) in the LiCl-Na Cl-MgCl2-La2O3 melts was observed from cyclic voltammogram and square wave voltammogram. The Mg-La alloy obtained by galvanostatic electrolysis in the LiCl-NaCl-MgCl2-La2O3 melts was characterized by XRD and SEM-EDS, indicating that the Mg-La alloy consisted of Mg and La2Mg17 phases.
