A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction

This paper describes the design, construction and implementation of a relatively large controlled-atmosphere cell and furnace arrangement. The purpose of this equipment is to facilitate the in situ characterization of materials used in molten salt electrowinning cells, using high-energy X-ray scatte...

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Main Authors: Styles, M., Rowles, Matthew, Madsen, I., McGregor, K., Urban, A., Snook, G., Scarlett, N., Riley, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5288
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author Styles, M.
Rowles, Matthew
Madsen, I.
McGregor, K.
Urban, A.
Snook, G.
Scarlett, N.
Riley, D.
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Rowles, Matthew
Madsen, I.
McGregor, K.
Urban, A.
Snook, G.
Scarlett, N.
Riley, D.
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description This paper describes the design, construction and implementation of a relatively large controlled-atmosphere cell and furnace arrangement. The purpose of this equipment is to facilitate the in situ characterization of materials used in molten salt electrowinning cells, using high-energy X-ray scattering techniques such as synchrotron-based energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction. The applicability of this equipment is demonstrated by quantitative measurements of the phase composition of a model inert anode material, which were taken during an in situ study of an operational Fray-Farthing-Chen Cambridge electrowinning cell, featuring molten CaCl(2) as the electrolyte. The feasibility of adapting the cell design to investigate materials in other high-temperature environments is also discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-52882018-10-01T02:02:03Z A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction Styles, M. Rowles, Matthew Madsen, I. McGregor, K. Urban, A. Snook, G. Scarlett, N. Riley, D. This paper describes the design, construction and implementation of a relatively large controlled-atmosphere cell and furnace arrangement. The purpose of this equipment is to facilitate the in situ characterization of materials used in molten salt electrowinning cells, using high-energy X-ray scattering techniques such as synchrotron-based energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction. The applicability of this equipment is demonstrated by quantitative measurements of the phase composition of a model inert anode material, which were taken during an in situ study of an operational Fray-Farthing-Chen Cambridge electrowinning cell, featuring molten CaCl(2) as the electrolyte. The feasibility of adapting the cell design to investigate materials in other high-temperature environments is also discussed. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5288 Blackwell Publishing fulltext
spellingShingle Styles, M.
Rowles, Matthew
Madsen, I.
McGregor, K.
Urban, A.
Snook, G.
Scarlett, N.
Riley, D.
A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction
title A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction
title_full A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction
title_fullStr A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction
title_full_unstemmed A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction
title_short A furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy X-ray diffraction
title_sort furnace and environmental cell for the in situ investigation of molten salt electrolysis using high-energy x-ray diffraction
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5288