Relationship between equilibrium potential and radius of lanthanides electrolyzed on the zinc cathode

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2019.02.011

Abstract

Abstract: The electrochemical behavior of lanthanide elements deposited on liquid zinc cathodes was studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and open circuit chronopotentiometry (OCP). We observed a "bimodal effect" in the equilibrium deposition potentials of zinc with lanthanides. A mathematic equation is derived to illustrate the relationship between the equilibrium potential of the intermetallic compounds formed by lanthanide elements and zinc and their atomic radius. This equation is not only applicable to lanthanide elements but also hold for other elements such as alkali metal lithium, alkaline earth metal magnesium, calcium and transition metal niobium, which have crucial theoretical significance for the electrolysis of intermetallic compounds, the separation, and extraction of metals.

Key words: Equilibrium Potential, Electrolysis, Molten salts, Mathematical, Grading rule, Reduction

摘要： The electrochemical behavior of lanthanide elements deposited on liquid zinc cathodes was studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and open circuit chronopotentiometry (OCP). We observed a "bimodal effect" in the equilibrium deposition potentials of zinc with lanthanides. A mathematic equation is derived to illustrate the relationship between the equilibrium potential of the intermetallic compounds formed by lanthanide elements and zinc and their atomic radius. This equation is not only applicable to lanthanide elements but also hold for other elements such as alkali metal lithium, alkaline earth metal magnesium, calcium and transition metal niobium, which have crucial theoretical significance for the electrolysis of intermetallic compounds, the separation, and extraction of metals.

关键词: Equilibrium Potential, Electrolysis, Molten salts, Mathematical, Grading rule, Reduction

Peng Li, Milin Zhang, Debin Ji, Min Qiu, Li Liu. Relationship between equilibrium potential and radius of lanthanides electrolyzed on the zinc cathode[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(12): 3027-3035.

Peng Li, Milin Zhang, Debin Ji, Min Qiu, Li Liu. Relationship between equilibrium potential and radius of lanthanides electrolyzed on the zinc cathode[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2019, 27(12): 3027-3035.

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