Ebook: Molten Salt Chemistry: An Introduction and Selected Applications

Molten salts are of considerable significance to chemical technology. Applications range from the established ones, such as the production of aluminum, magnesium, sodium and fluorine, to those as yet to be fully exploited, such as molten salt batteries and fuel cells, catalysis, and solar energy. Molten salts are investigated for different purposes by many diverse techniques. There is a need to keep investigators working in different areas, such as metal production, power sources, and glass industry, aware of progress in various specialties, as well as to familiarize new research workers with the fundamental aspects of the broad field of molten salt _ chemistry. This volume constitutes the plenary lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Molten Salt Chemistry, Camerino, Italy, August 3-15, 1986. The fundamentals and several selected applications of molten salt chemistry were addressed. The major fundamental topics covered at this ASI were the structure of melts, thermodynamics of molten salt mixtures, theoretical and experimental studies of transport processes, metal-metal salt solutions, solvent properties of melt systems, acid-base effects in molten salt chemistry, electronic absorption, vibrational, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of melt systems, electrochemistry and electroanalytical chemistry in molten salts, and organic chemistry in molten salts. The applied aspects of molten salt chemistry included the chemistry of aluminum production, electrodeposition using molten salts, and molten salt batteries and fuel cells.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
The Structure of Molten Salts....Pages 1-15
Thermodynamic Properties of Molten Salt Solutions....Pages 17-62
On the Conformal Ionic Solution Theory Principles and Applications....Pages 63-77
Thermodynamics of Molten Salt Mixtures....Pages 79-122
Transport and Relaxation Processes in Molten Salts....Pages 123-140
Transport Numbers in Molten Salts....Pages 141-160
Brillouin Scattering in Ionic Liquids....Pages 161-180
Application of Optical Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy to Chemical Reactions in Melts....Pages 181-199
Vibrational Spectroscopy of Melts....Pages 201-216
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Molten Salts....Pages 217-236
Metal-Metal Salt Solutions....Pages 237-257
A Brief Introduction to Electrochemistry in Molten Salts and Chloroaluminate Melts....Pages 259-270
Electrode Kinetics and Double Layer in Molten Salts....Pages 271-278
Acid-Base Effects in Molten Electrolytes....Pages 279-303
Chemical Solubilization of Metal Oxides and Sulfides in Chloride Melts by Means of Chlorination Agents....Pages 305-327
Organic Chloroaluminate Ambient Temperature Molten Salts....Pages 329-364
Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids....Pages 365-381
Homogeneous Organic Reactions in Molten Salts. Selected Topics....Pages 383-404
Friedel-Crafts Reactions in Chloroaluminate Molten Salts....Pages 405-416
Electrodeposition from Molten Salts....Pages 417-424
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Principles, Instrumentation, Data Processing and Molten Salt Applications....Pages 425-445
Chemical and Physical Properties of the Hall- H?roult Electrolyte....Pages 447-477
Electrode Reactions in Hall- H?roult Cells....Pages 479-490
Molten Salt Batteries....Pages 491-515
Back Matter....Pages 517-525

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
The Structure of Molten Salts....Pages 1-15
Thermodynamic Properties of Molten Salt Solutions....Pages 17-62
On the Conformal Ionic Solution Theory Principles and Applications....Pages 63-77
Thermodynamics of Molten Salt Mixtures....Pages 79-122
Transport and Relaxation Processes in Molten Salts....Pages 123-140
Transport Numbers in Molten Salts....Pages 141-160
Brillouin Scattering in Ionic Liquids....Pages 161-180
Application of Optical Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy to Chemical Reactions in Melts....Pages 181-199
Vibrational Spectroscopy of Melts....Pages 201-216
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Molten Salts....Pages 217-236
Metal-Metal Salt Solutions....Pages 237-257
A Brief Introduction to Electrochemistry in Molten Salts and Chloroaluminate Melts....Pages 259-270
Electrode Kinetics and Double Layer in Molten Salts....Pages 271-278
Acid-Base Effects in Molten Electrolytes....Pages 279-303
Chemical Solubilization of Metal Oxides and Sulfides in Chloride Melts by Means of Chlorination Agents....Pages 305-327
Organic Chloroaluminate Ambient Temperature Molten Salts....Pages 329-364
Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids....Pages 365-381
Homogeneous Organic Reactions in Molten Salts. Selected Topics....Pages 383-404
Friedel-Crafts Reactions in Chloroaluminate Molten Salts....Pages 405-416
Electrodeposition from Molten Salts....Pages 417-424
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Principles, Instrumentation, Data Processing and Molten Salt Applications....Pages 425-445
Chemical and Physical Properties of the Hall- H?roult Electrolyte....Pages 447-477
Electrode Reactions in Hall- H?roult Cells....Pages 479-490
Molten Salt Batteries....Pages 491-515
Back Matter....Pages 517-525
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