Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methods

Alumina solubility in KF-NaF-AlF3 melt was estimated using square wave voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry methods. A 45° inclined and horizontal electrode were used in square wave voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry, respectively. The electrolyte used in this study had a cryolite ratio (C...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sai Krishna Padamata, Daniel Gunnarsson, Rauan Meirbekova, Andrey Yasinskiy, Gudrun Saevarsdottir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Results in Chemistry
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211715624006246
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850062196041580544
author Sai Krishna Padamata
Daniel Gunnarsson
Rauan Meirbekova
Andrey Yasinskiy
Gudrun Saevarsdottir
author_facet Sai Krishna Padamata
Daniel Gunnarsson
Rauan Meirbekova
Andrey Yasinskiy
Gudrun Saevarsdottir
author_sort Sai Krishna Padamata
collection DOAJ
description Alumina solubility in KF-NaF-AlF3 melt was estimated using square wave voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry methods. A 45° inclined and horizontal electrode were used in square wave voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry, respectively. The electrolyte used in this study had a cryolite ratio (CR) of 1.3 and a potassium ratio (KR) of 0.3 at 800 °C. Voltammograms were recorded on both electrodes at different alumina concentrations in the melt. Based on these studies, the alumina solubility in the studied melt is 3.879 wt%, which agrees with the literature.
format Article
id doaj-art-7e55752ffaa24037a883a6bcc0092fef
institution DOAJ
issn 2211-7156
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Results in Chemistry
spelling doaj-art-7e55752ffaa24037a883a6bcc0092fef2025-08-20T02:49:59ZengElsevierResults in Chemistry2211-71562024-12-011210192810.1016/j.rechem.2024.101928Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methodsSai Krishna Padamata0Daniel Gunnarsson1Rauan Meirbekova2Andrey Yasinskiy3Gudrun Saevarsdottir4Department of Engineering, Reykjavik University, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland; Corresponding author.IceTec, 112 Reykjavik, IcelandIceTec, 112 Reykjavik, IcelandIME Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52056, GermanyDepartment of Engineering, Reykjavik University, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NTNU, Trondheim NO-7491, Norway; Corresponding author at: Department of Engineering, Reykjavik University, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland.Alumina solubility in KF-NaF-AlF3 melt was estimated using square wave voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry methods. A 45° inclined and horizontal electrode were used in square wave voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry, respectively. The electrolyte used in this study had a cryolite ratio (CR) of 1.3 and a potassium ratio (KR) of 0.3 at 800 °C. Voltammograms were recorded on both electrodes at different alumina concentrations in the melt. Based on these studies, the alumina solubility in the studied melt is 3.879 wt%, which agrees with the literature.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211715624006246Alumina solubilityLow-temperature meltsAluminium electrolysisElectrochemical methods
spellingShingle Sai Krishna Padamata
Daniel Gunnarsson
Rauan Meirbekova
Andrey Yasinskiy
Gudrun Saevarsdottir
Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methods
Results in Chemistry
Alumina solubility
Low-temperature melts
Aluminium electrolysis
Electrochemical methods
title Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methods
title_full Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methods
title_fullStr Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methods
title_full_unstemmed Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methods
title_short Determining the alumina solubility in low-temperature KF-NaF-AlF3 melts using electrochemical methods
title_sort determining the alumina solubility in low temperature kf naf alf3 melts using electrochemical methods
topic Alumina solubility
Low-temperature melts
Aluminium electrolysis
Electrochemical methods
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211715624006246
work_keys_str_mv AT saikrishnapadamata determiningthealuminasolubilityinlowtemperaturekfnafalf3meltsusingelectrochemicalmethods
AT danielgunnarsson determiningthealuminasolubilityinlowtemperaturekfnafalf3meltsusingelectrochemicalmethods
AT rauanmeirbekova determiningthealuminasolubilityinlowtemperaturekfnafalf3meltsusingelectrochemicalmethods
AT andreyyasinskiy determiningthealuminasolubilityinlowtemperaturekfnafalf3meltsusingelectrochemicalmethods
AT gudrunsaevarsdottir determiningthealuminasolubilityinlowtemperaturekfnafalf3meltsusingelectrochemicalmethods