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Cathodic processes of platinum electrodes during Na/sub 2/MoO/sub 3/-MoO/sub 3/ melt electrolysis

Journal Article · · Sov. Electrochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5263955
It has been shown previously that during polarization of a platinum cathode in the Na/sub 2/MoO/sub 4/-MoO/sub 3/ system the evolution of molybdenum dioxide is preceded by a wave which, in the authors' opinion, can be attributed to changes in ionic composition of the melt layer next to the cathode, and in particular to the appearance of lower, reduced forms of the ions. In tungstate melts, the evolution of bronze or other products is preceded by alloy electrolysis of molybdate melts. The present work was undertaken in order to elucidate the conditions under which a platinum electrode can be used as an indicator electrode for electrochemical investigations in molybdate melts. The experiments used ''chemically pure'' MoO/sub 3/ and ''analytically pure'' Na/sub 2/MoO/sub 4/.2H/sub 2/O. On the basis of the investigation it is concluded that alloys of platinum with molybdenum are formed at the cathode when the melt contains relatively small amounts of MoO/sub 3/.
Research Organization:
Institute of Electrochemistry, Ural Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Sverdlovsk
OSTI ID:
5263955
Journal Information:
Sov. Electrochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Electrochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 21:3; ISSN SOECA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English