Influence of Rare Earth Oxide Concentration on Electrochemical Co-Deposition of Nd and Pr from NdF3-PrF3-LiF Based Melts
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Cvetković, Vesna S.Feldhaus, Dominic
Vukićević, Nataša M.
Milićević-Neumann, Ksenija
Barudžija, Tanja
Friedrich, Bernd
Jovićević, Jovan N.
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The impact of rare earth oxide (REO) concentration on the deposition process and selective recovery of the metal being deposited from a molten fluoride salt system was investigated by applying deposition of Nd and Pr and varying the concentration of REO added to the electrolyte. A ternary phase diagram for the liquidus temperature of the NdF3-PrF3-LiF system was constructed to better predict the optimal electrolyte constitution. Cyclic voltammetry was used to record three redox signals, reflecting the processes involving Nd(III)/Nd and Pr(III)/Pr transformations. A two-step red/ox process for Nd(III) ions and a single-step red/ox process for Pr(III) ions were confirmed by square-wave voltammetry. The cyclic voltammetry results indicated the possibility of neodymium and praseodymium co-deposition. In order to sustain higher co-deposition rates on the cathode and to avoid increased production of PFC greenhouse gases on the anode, a low-overpotential deposition technique was used for Nd a...nd Pr electrodeposition from the electrolyte with varying Nd2O3 and Pr6O11 concentrations. Co-deposited neodymium and praseodymium metals were characterized by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. After electrodeposition, concentration profiles of neodymium and praseodymium were recorded, starting from the cathode surface towards the electrolyte bulk. The working temperature of 1050 °C of the molten fluoride salt basic electrolyte, in line with the constructed phase diagram, was validated by improved co-deposition and led to a more effective deposition process.
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co-deposition / EPMA / fluoride melts / Nd / Pr / ternary phase diagram / XRDSource:
Metals, 2022, 12, 7, 1204-Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200026 (University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy - IChTM) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200026)
- Bilateral research project between Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - [ID:451-03- 01344/2020-09/8]
DOI: 10.3390/met12071204
ISSN: 2075-4701
WoS: 00083367250000
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85137380145
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Cvetković, Vesna S. AU - Feldhaus, Dominic AU - Vukićević, Nataša M. AU - Milićević-Neumann, Ksenija AU - Barudžija, Tanja AU - Friedrich, Bernd AU - Jovićević, Jovan N. PY - 2022 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10416 AB - The impact of rare earth oxide (REO) concentration on the deposition process and selective recovery of the metal being deposited from a molten fluoride salt system was investigated by applying deposition of Nd and Pr and varying the concentration of REO added to the electrolyte. A ternary phase diagram for the liquidus temperature of the NdF3-PrF3-LiF system was constructed to better predict the optimal electrolyte constitution. Cyclic voltammetry was used to record three redox signals, reflecting the processes involving Nd(III)/Nd and Pr(III)/Pr transformations. A two-step red/ox process for Nd(III) ions and a single-step red/ox process for Pr(III) ions were confirmed by square-wave voltammetry. The cyclic voltammetry results indicated the possibility of neodymium and praseodymium co-deposition. In order to sustain higher co-deposition rates on the cathode and to avoid increased production of PFC greenhouse gases on the anode, a low-overpotential deposition technique was used for Nd and Pr electrodeposition from the electrolyte with varying Nd2O3 and Pr6O11 concentrations. Co-deposited neodymium and praseodymium metals were characterized by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. After electrodeposition, concentration profiles of neodymium and praseodymium were recorded, starting from the cathode surface towards the electrolyte bulk. The working temperature of 1050 °C of the molten fluoride salt basic electrolyte, in line with the constructed phase diagram, was validated by improved co-deposition and led to a more effective deposition process. T2 - Metals T1 - Influence of Rare Earth Oxide Concentration on Electrochemical Co-Deposition of Nd and Pr from NdF3-PrF3-LiF Based Melts VL - 12 IS - 7 SP - 1204 DO - 10.3390/met12071204 ER -
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Cvetković, V. S., Feldhaus, D., Vukićević, N. M., Milićević-Neumann, K., Barudžija, T., Friedrich, B.,& Jovićević, J. N.. (2022). Influence of Rare Earth Oxide Concentration on Electrochemical Co-Deposition of Nd and Pr from NdF3-PrF3-LiF Based Melts. in Metals, 12(7), 1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12071204
Cvetković VS, Feldhaus D, Vukićević NM, Milićević-Neumann K, Barudžija T, Friedrich B, Jovićević JN. Influence of Rare Earth Oxide Concentration on Electrochemical Co-Deposition of Nd and Pr from NdF3-PrF3-LiF Based Melts. in Metals. 2022;12(7):1204. doi:10.3390/met12071204 .
Cvetković, Vesna S., Feldhaus, Dominic, Vukićević, Nataša M., Milićević-Neumann, Ksenija, Barudžija, Tanja, Friedrich, Bernd, Jovićević, Jovan N., "Influence of Rare Earth Oxide Concentration on Electrochemical Co-Deposition of Nd and Pr from NdF3-PrF3-LiF Based Melts" in Metals, 12, no. 7 (2022):1204, https://doi.org/10.3390/met12071204 . .