Advances in electroanalysis, sensing and monitoring in molten salts

Corrigan, Damion K and Elliott, Justin P and Blair, Ewen O and Reeves, Simon J and Schmüser, Ilka and Walton, Anthony J and Mount, Andrew R (2016) Advances in electroanalysis, sensing and monitoring in molten salts. Faraday Discussions, 190. pp. 351-366. ISSN 1359-6640 (https://doi.org/10.1039/c6fd00002a)

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Abstract

Microelectrodes have a number of advantages over macroelectrodes for quantitative electroanalysis and monitoring, including reduced iR drop, a high signal-to-noise ratio and reduced sensitivity to convection. Their use in molten salts has been generally precluded by the combined materials challenges of stresses associated with thermal cycling and physical and corrosive chemical degradation at the relatively high temperatures involved. We have shown that microfabrication, employing high precision photolithographic patterning in combination with the controlled deposition of materials, can be used to successfully address these challenges. The resulting molten salt compatible microelectrodes (MSMs) enable prolonged quantitative microelectrode measurements in molten salts (MSs). This paper reports the fabrication of novel MSM disc electrodes, chosen because they have an established ambient analytical response. It includes a detailed set of electrochemical characterisation studies which demonstrate both their enhanced capability over macroelectrodes and over commercial glass pulled microelectrodes, and their ability to extract quantitative electroanalytical information from MS systems. MSM measurements are then used to demonstrate their potential for shedding new light on the fundamental properties of, and processes in, MSs, such as mass transport, charge transfer reaction rates and the selective plating/stripping and alloying reactions of liquid Bi and other metals; this will underpin the development of enhanced MS industrial processes, including pyrochemical spent nuclear fuel reprocessing.

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Corrigan, Damion K ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4647-7483, Elliott, Justin P, Blair, Ewen O ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-8001, Reeves, Simon J, Schmüser, Ilka, Walton, Anthony J and Mount, Andrew R;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:56664
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    2 June 2016
    Published
    11 February 2016
    Published Online
    11 February 2016
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:15 Jun 2016 09:45
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:27
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56664
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