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A comparative EIS study on cermet and platinum anodes for the electrolytic production of aluminum

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OSTI ID:5266243
Electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of NiO-NiFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}-Cu cermet anodes in alumina-saturated molten cryolite at anodic potentials above the decomposition potentials above the decomposition potential of alumina exhibited a loop with a characteristic frequency of about 1 Hz. A similar feature was observed using platinum anodes under the same experimental conditions. Analysis of these data suggests the loop was due to gas bubbling. Features associated with charge-transfer processes were not sufficiently resolved to determine the corrosion properties of the cermet anode.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
5266243
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-20305; CONF-920514--4; ON: DE92015091
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English