By
Vladimir Danek †, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
Description
Physico-Chemical Analysis of Molten Electrolytes includes selected topics on the measurement and evaluation of physico-chemical
properties of molten electrolytes. It describes the features, properties, and experimental measurement of different physico-chemical
properties of molten salt systems used as electrolytes for different metal production, metallic layer deposition, as a medium for reactions
in molten salts.
The physico-chemical properties such as phase equilibria, density (molar volume), enthalpy (calorimetry), surface
tension, vapor pressure, electrical conductivity, viscosity, etc. are the most important parameters of electrolytes needed for technological
use. For each property the theoretical background, experimental techniques, as well as examples of the latest knowledge and the processing
of most important salt systems will be given.
The aim of
Physico-Chemical Analysis of Molten Electrolytes is
not only to present the state of the art on different properties of molten salts systems and their measurement, but also to present the
possibilities of modeling molten salt systems, to be able to forecast the properties of an electrolyte mixture from the properties of
the pure components in order to avoid experimentally demanding, and in most cases also expensive measurements.
This book fills
a substantial gap in this field of science. Also documententing the latest research in molten salts chemistry and brings new results
and new insights into the study of molten salts systems using the results of X-ray diffraction and XAFS methods, Raman spectroscopy,
and NMR measurements.
Audience:
For students, teachers, scientists, research institutes, and those working in the field of molten salts chemistry
