Ni0.36Al0.10Cu0.30Fe0.24 Metallic Inert Anode for the Electrochemical Production of Fe-Ni Alloy in Molten K2CO3-Na2CO3

Donghua Tian, Mingyong Wang*, Yanping Zhou, Handong Jiao, Xuefeng She, Jiusan Xiao, Shuqiang Jiao

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Abstract

In this paper, a Ni0.36Al0.10Cu0.30Fe0.24 metallic inert anode was proposed and the electrochemical behaviors were studied in molten K2CO3-Na2CO3 at 1023 K by polarization curves and Tafel plots. The results indicated that Ni0.36Al0.10Cu0.30Fe0.24 alloy was stable in carbonate due to the formation of a passivation film on the surface. The film was mainly composed of NiFe2O4 and Al2O3 with a dense structure, which inhibited further corrosion of anode. Moreover, oxygen gas and Fe-Ni alloy have been successfully generated through electrolysis with NiO-Fe2O3 pellet as cathode and Ni0.36Al0.10Cu0.30Fe0.24 alloy as anode under a potential of 1.9 V for 24 hours. Ni0.36Al0.10Cu0.30Fe0.24 alloy exhibited bright prospect as a potential candidate of inert anode for green metallurgical process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3424-3431
Number of pages8
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
Volume49
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

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