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The Influence of Fluoride Anion on the Equilibrium between Titanium Ions and Electrodeposition of Titanium in Molten Fluoride–Chloride Salt
Jianxun SongQiuyu WangXiaobo ZhuJungang HouShuqiang JiaoHongmin Zhu
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2014 Volume 55 Issue 8 Pages 1299-1303

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NaCl–KCl–TiClx was prepared via using titanium sponge to reduce titanium tetrachloride in a NaCl–KCl melt under a negative pressure at 1023 K. The relationship between titanium valence states and [F]/[Ti] molar ratios was investigated with successive adding potassium fluoride in the pre-prepared NaCl–KCl–TiClx. It was found that the average valence of titanium ions tended to be stable around 3.0 when [F]/[Ti] molar ratio was greater than 1.80. The equilibrium redox potentials, ETi3 + /Ti2 + , ETi4 + /Ti3 + , ETi3 + /Ti and ETi2 + /Ti, were also calculated through the obtained concentration of equilibrium titanium ions with different molar ratios of [F]/[Ti]. Meanwhile, the influence of the fluoride anion on over-potential and characteristics of titanium electrodeposition were investigated through changing the molar ratio of [F]/[Ti]. The results showed that, with the increasing of [F]/[Ti] molar ratios, the grain size of electrodeposition products became smaller, while the over-potential was higher.

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