Figure 4
From: Minimising oxygen contamination through a liquid copper-aided group IV metal production process
Electrorefining of Zr using a LiF–Ba2ZrF8 molten salt system. (a) Cyclic voltammograms obtained under various scan range conditions at 1053 K. (b) Chronopotentiometry during the electrorefining process at 1053 K. Photographs of the (c) anode and (d) cathode after 10 h of electrorefining. (e) Deposition of Zr on the cathode after vacuum distillation. Photographs of the nuclear grade Zr powder after vacuum distillation process of cathode electrodeposits. (f) Nuclear-grade Zr button.
