Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl3
Matthew S. Emerson,
Alexander S. Ivanov,
Leighanne C. Gallington
et al.
Abstract:Complex molten chloride salt mixtures of uranium, magnesium,
and
sodium are top candidates for promising nuclear energy technologies
to produce electricity based on molten salt reactors. From a local
structural perspective, LaCl3 is similar to UCl3 and hence a good proxy to study these complex salt mixtures. As
fission products, lanthanide salts and their mixtures are also very
important in their own right. This article describes from an experimental
and theory perspective how very different the structural rol… Show more
The structure of ionic liquids (ILs), which a decade or two ago was the subject of polite but heated debate, is now much better understood. This has opened opportunities to...
The structure of ionic liquids (ILs), which a decade or two ago was the subject of polite but heated debate, is now much better understood. This has opened opportunities to...
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