[2K01-04] Pyroprocessing

[2K04] An electrochemical study on recovery of selenium dissolved in molten CaCl₂

*Yoshiharu Sakamura¹, Tsuyoshi Murakami¹, Koichi Uozumi¹ (1. CRIEPI)

Keywords:Selenium, Molten salt, CaCl2, Anode deposition

Redox behavior of Se at various electrode materials was electrochemically investigated in CaCl₂ melt at 1093 K. It was demonstrated that Se could be extracted in the form of liquid Ni-Se alloy by electrolysis using Ni anode.